Definition of chum Chum

/สงสŒหˆm/ - [chum] - chum

We found 17 definitions of chum from 7 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: chums

chum - bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
chum - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
  buddy, brother, crony, pal, sidekick
  friend a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
chum - a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish
  chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta
  salmon any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • chum (Noun)
    A friend; a pal.
  • chum (Noun)
    A roommate, especially in a college or university.
  • chum (Noun)
    A mixture of frequently rancid fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks.
  • chum (Verb)
    To share rooms with; to live together.
  • chum (Verb)
    To make friends with; to socialize.
  • chum (Verb)
    To accompany.
  • chum (Verb)
    To cast chum into the water to attract fish.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐Ÿ“˜

  • chum (n.)
    A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
  • chum (v. i.)
    To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college.
  • chum (n.)
    Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary ฮฉ

  • chum
    Close friend.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐Ÿ“•

  • chum
    chum, n. a chamber-fellow: friend or associate, chiefly among schoolboys and students.โ€”v.i. and v.t. to occupy, or to put one into, the same room with another.โ€”n. Chumโ€ฒmage, the quartering of two or more persons in one room: a fee demanded from a new chum.โ€”adj. Chumโ€ฒmy, sociable.โ€”n. a chimney-sweeper's boy: a chum. [Perh. a mutilation of Chamber-fellow.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ๐Ÿ‘…

  • chum
    A chamber-fellow, particularly at the universities and in prison.

Part of speech

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  • chum, verb, present, 1st person singular of chum (infinitive).
  • chum, verb (infinitive).
  • chum, noun, singular of chums.

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