toom

American  

[toom] / tum /

adjective

1. empty; vacant.

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verb (used with object)

1. to empty or drain (a vessel), especially by drinking the contents.

Etymology

Origin of toom

before 900; Middle English tome (adj.), Old English tōm; cognate with Old Norse tōmr

Example Sentences

Toom – Lebanon’s beloved garlic condiment, toom, is as versatile as it is addictive.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

“Then that be just where the lie comes in. Why, there be scores of these lay-beds that be toom as old Dun’s ’bacca-box on Friday night.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

When you're gaun and comin' the gate's no toom.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

"A' was toom, a' heartless-like, an' bare; Her dowie pain she culdna mair conceal— The heart, they'll say, will never lie that's leal."

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

When the pea's in bloom the mussel's toom.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander