CHUM

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


Proper noun

Chum (plural Chums)

A surname.

Statistics

• 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.

Anagrams

• much

Etymology 1

Noun

chum (plural chums)

A friend; a pal.

Synonym: Thesaurus:friend

(dated) A roommate, especially in a college or university.

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

chum (uncountable)

(fishing) A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks

Verb

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.

Etymology 3

Noun

chum (plural chums)

(pottery) A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.

Anagrams

• much

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



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