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chum

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃʌm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chum)

Inflections of 'chum' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

chums: v 3rd person singular

chumming: v pres p

chummed: v past

chummed: v past p

chum¹ /tʃʌm/USA pronunciation n., v., chummed, chum•ming.
n. [countable]

a close companion or friend;
pal:college chums.

chum around with, [~ + around + with + object] to associate with (someone) closely:chumming around with bad people.

chum¹ (chum),USA pronunciation n., v., chummed, chum•ming.
n.

a close or intimate companion:boyhood chums.
a roommate, as at college.

v.i.

to associate closely.
to share a room or rooms with another, esp. in a dormitory at a college or prep school.

of uncertain origin, originally 1675–85

chum² (chum),USA pronunciation n., v., chummed, chum•ming.
n.

cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.
fish refuse or scraps discarded by a cannery.

v.i.

to fish by attracting fish by dumping cut or ground bait into the water.

v.t.

Hunting and Fishingto dump chum into (a body of water) so as to attract fish.
Hunting and Fishingto lure (fish) with chum:They chummed the fish with hamburger.

of uncertain origin, originally 1855–60, American.

chum³ (chum),USA pronunciation n.

FishSee chum salmon.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

chum /tʃʌm/ n

informal a close friend

vb (chums, chumming, chummed)

(intransitive) usually followed by up with: to be or become an intimate friend (of)
(transitive) Scot to accompany: I'll chum you home

Etymology: 17th Century (meaning: a person sharing rooms with another): probably shortened from chamber fellow, originally student slang (Oxford); compare crony

'chum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

boet - new chum - berley - buddy - choom - chummy - chum salmon - cobber - cock - cohort - crony - dog salmon - friend - ground bait - keta - matey - pal

In Lists: Fishing, more...

Synonyms: friend, companion, playmate, pal, associate, more...

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