n.

1. 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
2. certainty based on past experience;
   reliance
   
   • 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
3. the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;
   trustingness, trustfulness
   
   • the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity
4. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;
   corporate trust, combine, cartel
   
   • they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly
5. complete confidence in a person or plan etc;
   faith
   
   • he cherished the faith of a good woman
   • the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
6. a trustful relationship;
   confidence
   
   • he took me into his confidence
   • he betrayed their trust

v.

1. have confidence or faith in;
   swear, rely, bank
   
   • We can trust in God
   • Rely on your friends
   • bank on your good education
   • I swear by my grandmother's recipes
2. allow without fear
3. be confident about something;
   believe
   
   • I believe that he will come back from the war
4. expect and wish;
   hope, desire
   
   • I trust you will behave better from now on
   • I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
5. confer a trust upon;
   entrust, intrust, confide, commit
   
   • The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
   • I commit my soul to God
6. extend credit to