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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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