rummy

noun (rummy — a card game, uncountable); adjective (rummy — old UK informal, «odd»)

«rummy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Rummy is a card game where you try to collect sets (like three kings) and runs (like 4, 5, 6 of hearts). tree →
(old-fashioned, UK informal) Rummy means strange or odd. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life families play rummy at home or on holiday; it helps with matching, sorting and counting. Phrases: «play rummy», «gin rummy».

Examples

Let's play rummy after dinner. tree →
Grandad always wins at rummy. tree →
In rummy you collect runs and sets. tree →
A run in rummy is three or more cards in order of the same suit. tree →
Gin rummy is played by two people. tree →
That's a rummy business! (old-fashioned) tree →

Note

Uncountable as a game: «play rummy» (not «a rummy»). Not related to the drink rum in meaning. Card games like rummy practise ordering numbers and grouping.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «rummy» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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