chum
(noun) bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick
(noun) a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Chum (plural Chums)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chum is the 24685th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1011 individuals. Chum is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.94%) individuals.
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chum (plural chums)
A friend; a pal.
Synonym: Thesaurus:friend
(dated) A roommate, especially in a college or university.
chum (third-person singular simple present chums, present participle chumming, simple past and past participle chummed)
(intransitive) To share rooms with someone; to live together.
(transitive) To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.
(intransitive) To make friends; to socialize.
(transitive, Scotland, informal) To accompany.
chum (uncountable)
(fishing) A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks
chum (third-person singular simple present chums, present participle chumming, simple past and past participle chummed)
(fishing) To cast chum into the water to attract fish.
chum (plural chums)
(pottery) A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.
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Source: Wiktionary
Chum, n. Etym: [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.]
Definition: A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
Chum, v. i. [imp. p. p. Chummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chumming.]
Definition: To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college. [U. S.]
Chum, n.
Definition: Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
