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rum
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rum 1  (rm)
n.
1. An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented molasses or sugar cane.
2. Intoxicating beverages.

[Probably short for obsolete rumbullion.]

rum 2  (rm)
adj. rum·mer, rum·mest Chiefly British
1. Odd; strange.
2. Presenting danger or difficulty.

[Origin unknown.]

rum1
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) spirit made from sugar cane, either coloured brownish-red by the addition of caramel or by maturation in oak containers, or left white
[perhaps shortened from C16 rumbullion, of uncertain origin]

rum2
adj rummer, rummest
Brit slang strange; peculiar; odd
[perhaps from Romany rom man]
rumly  adv
rumness  n

rum3
n
(Group Games / Card Games) short for rummy1
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rumrum - liquor distilled from fermented molasses
booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
grog - rum cut with water
demerara rum, demerara - dark rum from Guyana
Jamaica rum - heavy pungent rum from Jamaica
daiquiri, rum cocktail - a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
swizzle - any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
hot toddy, toddy - a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot
Tom and Jerry - hot rum toddy with a beaten egg
zombi, zombie - several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
planter's punch - a cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar and sometimes bitters
2.rum - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
gin rummy, knock rummy, gin - a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
basket rummy, canasta, meld - a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
Adj.1.rum - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

rum
adjective (Brit. slang) strange, odd, suspect, funny, unusual, curious, weird, suspicious, peculiar, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), queer, singular It was a rum sort of joke.
Translations
rum1 [rʌm]
A. N (= drink) → ron m
B. CPD rum toddy N ron con agua caliente y azúcar

rum2 [rʌm] ADJ (Brit) → raro

rum [ˈrʌm]
nrhum m
adj (British) (old-fashioned)bizarre

rum1
nRum m; rum toddyGrog m

rum2
adj (dated Brit inf) → komisch (inf); person alsokauzig; they’re a rum lotdas sind mir (so) die Rechten (inf)

rum1 [rʌm] n (drink) → rum m inv
rum1 [rʌm] n (drink) → rum m inv
rum2 [rʌm] adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → strambo/a
rum2 [rʌm] adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → strambo/a

rum
n rum [ram]
a type of alcoholic drink, a spirit made from sugar cane a bottle of rum. rum روم: شَراب كُحولي ром rum rom der Rum ρούμι ron rumm نوشیدنی rommi rhum רוּם शराब rum rum rum, (minuman keras) romm rum ラム酒 럼주 romas rums rum rum rom rum rum rom ром rum rum rum rom เหล้ารัม rom 萊姆酒 ром ایک قسم کی شراب rượu rom

rum شراب الرّم rum rom Rum ρούμι ron rommi rhum rum rum ラム 럼주 rum rom rum rum ром rom เหล้ารัม rom rượu rum 朗姆酒


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