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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 1
Noun
alcoholic drink made from sugar cane [origin unknown]

rum 2
Adjective
[rummer, rummest] Brit slang strange or unusual [origin unknown]
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, shonky Austral., N.Z. (informal)
Translations

rum [rʌm] nron m
rum [rʌm] nrhum m
adj (Brit) (inf) → bizarre
rum [rʌm] nRum m
adj (Brit) (inf) (peculiar) → komisch
rum [rʌm] nrum m
adj (BRIT ) (col) → strano/a

rum
n rum [ram]
a type of alcoholic drink, a spirit made from sugar cane a bottle of rum.rumروم: شَراب كُحوليромrumromder Rumρούμιronrummنوشیدنیrommirhumרוּםशराबrumrumrum, (minuman keras)rommrumラム酒럼주romasrumsrumrumromrumrumromромrumrumrumromเหล้ารัมrom糖酒ромایک قسم کی شرابrượu rom

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