trump up
To create falsely, to fabricate charges or evidence)To create falsely, to fabricate (particularly applied to accusations, (legal) charges or evidence).
» Tom was jailed on trumped-up charges.
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Examples
4 sentencesTom was jailed on trumped-up charges.
He was convicted on trumped up charges.
He was jailed on trumped-up charges.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To create falsely, to fabricate (particularly applied to accusations, (legal) charges or evidence).
His electoral "campaign" to date has included attempts to trump up criminal charges against his opponents.
фабриковатьfabrikovatʹ
(idiomatic)To heavily publicise, promote or market a product.
We don't often trump up products purely for the virtue of being "new".
рекламироватьreklamirovatʹ
- invent
Forms
trumps up, trumping up, trumped up, trumped upirregular
| Base form | trump up · to trump up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trumps up |
| Present participle | trumping up |
| Past simple | trumped up |
| Past participle | trumped up |
Tenses
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- invent:concoct
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.