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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
thrum
n 1: a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
v 1: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: hum, thrum]
2: sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"
[syn: strum, thrum]
3: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield";
"The drums beat all night" [syn: drum, beat, thrum]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Thrum \Thrum\, v. t.
1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous
manner.
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2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to
thrum the table.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Thrum \Thrum\ (thr[u^]m), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD.
drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end,
Icel. [thorn]r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit,
term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft,
short threads or tufts resembling these.
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2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
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3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or
fault along a seam.
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5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.
Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Thrum \Thrum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thrumming.]
1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
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Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles.
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2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn
in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making
a rough or tufted surface. --Totten.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Thrum \Thrum\, v. i. [CF. Icel. ?ruma to rattle, to thunder, and
E. drum.]
1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument
with the fingers; to strum.
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2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum
on a table.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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