(obsolete) A trumpet; a trump. / Alternative form of tromp (“blowing apparatus in a forge”)

present participle of tromp

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tromp

simple past tense and past participle of tromp

(chiefly US, transitive, intransitive) To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot. / (informal) To utterly defeat an opponent.

A blowing apparatus in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace.

plural of trompe

(uncountable) A genre of painting that exploits human vision to create the illusion that the subject of the painting is real. / (countable) A painting of this kind.

Misspelling of trompe l'oeil.

Alternative spelling of trompe l'oeil