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Warren vs Trump - What's the difference?

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In figuratively terms the difference between warren and trump

is that warren is a mazelike place of dark alleys etc in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded while trump is something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.

As nouns the difference between warren and trump

is that warren is the system of burrows where rabbits live while trump is the suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.

As proper nouns the difference between warren and trump

is that warren is {{surname|from=Old French} while Trump is {{surname}}, a metonymic occupational name for a trumpeter.

As a verb trump is

to play a trump (on a card of another suit).

warren

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The system of burrows where rabbits live.
  • An enclosed piece of land set aside for breeding game, especially rabbits.
  • (figuratively) A mazelike place of dark alleys etc in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded.
  • A heart-shaped hoe.

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    trump

    English

    Etymology 1

    Possibly from Italian trionfi (triumph(s) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, in the singular, cards) The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
  • (British, in the plural, cards) The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
    • Diamonds were declared trumps .
  • (cards) A playing card of that suit.
    • He played an even higher trump .
  • (figuratively) Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
  • An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.
  • * 1851 ,
    • All hands voted Queequeg a noble trump ; the captain begged his pardon.
  • * Thackeray
    • Alfred is a trump , I think you say.
  • An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.
    • (Decker)
  • (in the plural) The major arcana of the tarot
  • A card of the major arcana

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (cards) To play a trump (on a card of another suit).
    • He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped .
  • (cards) To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump
  • To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • to trick or trump mankind
  • (dated) To impose unfairly; to palm off.
  • * C. Leslie
    • Authors have been trumped upon us.
  • To supersede.
    • In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues.
    Synonyms
    * (To play a trump card on another suit) ruff * (To get the better of a competitor) outsmart
    Coordinate terms
    * (To play a trump card on another suit) underruff, overruff
    Derived terms
    * the last trump * no trump * overtrump * trump card * trump out * trump up * under trump

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) trompe "trumpet" from (etyl) trompe "horn, trump, trumpet", from (etyl) * "trumpet". Akin to (etyl) trumpa, trumba "horn, trumpet", (etyl) tromme "drum", (etyl) trumme "drum". More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A trumpet.
  • * Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:52
    • In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To blow a trumpet.
  • (intransitive, slang, UK) To flatulate.
    • And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.

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