| n. | 1. | One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these. |
| 2. | Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. |
| 3. | (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. |
| 4. | (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. |
| 5. | (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. |
| v. t. | 1. | To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. |
| 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. |
| v. i. | 1. | To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum. |
| 2. | Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table. |
| v. t. | 1. | To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner. |
| 2. | Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table. |