Home › Words › B › betrumpbetrumpbetrump means to deceive; cheat.EtymologyFrom be- + trump.verbTo deceive; cheat.To elude; slip from.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.betrumpet 75% match — To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of. vs betrump →betrap 70% match — To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose. vs betrump →dupe 68% match — A person who has been deceived. vs betrump →cheated 68% match — Having been tricked or deceived. vs betrump →fub 67% match — To put off by trickery; to cheat. vs betrump →chump 67% match — An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser. vs betrump →lirt 67% match — To deceive; beguile. vs betrump →bejape 66% match — To play a trick on; trick or befool. vs betrump →