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Meaning
Noun
●
In Brass instruments:
A
musical instrument
of the
brass
family,
generally
tuned
to the key of B-flat;
by extension
, any type of lip-vibrated
aerophone
, most often
valveless
and not chromatic.
●
Someone who
plays
the
trumpet
; a
trumpet
er.
●
In Elephants:
The
cry
of an
elephant
, or any
similar
loud
cry
.
●
One who
praises
, or
propagates
praise
, or is the
instrument
of
propagating
it.
●
A
funnel
, or
short
flaring
pipe
, used as a
guide
or
conductor
,
as for
yarn
in a
knitting
machine.
●
A
kind of
traffic
interchange
involving
at least
one
loop
ramp
connecting
traffic
either
entering
or
leaving
the
terminating
expressway
with the far
lanes
of the
continuous
highway.
●
A
powerful
reed stop
in
organs
, having a trumpet-like sound.
●
In Elephants:
Any of various
flowering plants
with trumpet-shaped
flowers
,
for example
, of the
genus
Collomia.
●
In American English, Animal sounds & Elephants:
A
supporter
of Donald Trump, especially a
fervent
one.
●
A
vocal
political
supporter
of US President Donald Trump, especially online.
Verb
●
To
sound
loudly
, be amplified
●
To
play
the trumpet.
●
In Elephants:
Of an
elephant
, to make its cry.
●
In Elephants:
To give a
loud
cry
like that
of an elephant.
●
To
proclaim
loudly
; to
promote
enthusiastically
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Origin
trumpet
English
trumpette
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Trumpet
Crumpet
Strumpet
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