Meaning

8 senses
  1. (uncountable)A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.

    The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.

    liquor distilled from fermented molasses

  2. A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.

    (countable)A serving of rum.

    Jake tossed down three rums.

  3. (countable)A kind or brand of rum.

    Bundaberg is one of my favourite rums.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A similar spirit distilled from similar preparations of sugarbeets, sorghum, etc.

  5. (UK, colloquial, dated)Any odd person or thing.

  6. (rare)The card game rummy.

    a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

  7. (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)A strange person or thing.

  8. (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)A country parson.

Examples

47 sentences
  1. Tom likes rum.

    Том любить ром.

    ruТом любит ром.

    deTom liebt Rum.

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  2. Tom took a swig of rum.

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  3. My favorite alcoholic drink is rum.

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  4. I had three shots of rum.

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  5. Have you been drinking my rum?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Origin

In common use since at least 1654, of uncertain origin. Theories include: From the earlie

In common use since at least 1654, of uncertain origin. Theories include:

From the earlier form rome (“good”, slang); possibly of Romani origin; compare rom.

Shortening of rummy.

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Forms

plural: rums
Singularrum
Pluralrums

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
odd person:odd duck
odd thing:abnormality
Close in meaning
  • a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards:rummy

Word family

33 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rum — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto