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Noun trust has 6 senses

trust - something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
--₁ is a kind of property, belongings, holding, material possession
--₁ has particulars:

reliance, trust - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
--₂ is a kind of certainty

Derived form: verb trust₃
trust, trustingness, trustfulness - the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"
--₃ is a kind of trait
Antonyms: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust
--₃ has particulars: credulity
Derived form: verb trust₅
trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
--₄ is a kind of consortium, pool, syndicate
--₄ has particulars: drug cartel; oil cartel
faith, trust - complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
--₅ is a kind of belief

Derived form: verb trust₁
confidence, trust - a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"
--₆ is a kind of friendship, friendly relationship

Derived form: verb trust₅

Verb trust has 6 senses

trust, swear, rely, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
--₁ is one way to believe
Antonyms: distrust, mistrust, suspect

Derived form: noun trust₅
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot trust Sue
trust - allow without fear
--₂ is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Sample sentence:
They trust him to write the letter
believe, trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
--₃ is one way to expect, anticipate

Derived forms: noun trust₂, noun truster₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
hope, trust, desire - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
--₄ is one way to wish
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
--₅ is one way to pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

Derived forms: noun trust₆, noun trust₃, noun trustee₂, noun trustee₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
trust - extend credit to
--₆ is one way to sell
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody