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   chum

   /tʃʌm/

   noun

   • 1. a close friend: "she shared the cake with her chums"
   • 2. used as a friendly or familiar form of address between men or boys: "it's your own fault, chum"

   verb

   • 1. form a friendship with someone: "his sister chummed up with Sally"
   • ▪ accompany (someone) somewhere: "I'll chum you down the road"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally Oxford University slang, denoting a room-mate): probably short for chamber-fellow. Compare with comrade and crony.

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   What does CHUM mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CHUM definition: 1. a friend: 2. fish or meat cut into small pieces and thrown from a boat to attract larger fish…. Learn more.

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   What does chumming mean?

   • 1. a. To be an intimate friend. b. To display good-natured friendliness: chummed around with the other teammates. 2. To share the same room, as in a dormitory. [Perhaps short for chamber fellow, roommate .] n. Bait usually consisting of oily fish ground up and scattered on the water.

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   What does CHUM fish mean?

   • 1. cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish. 2. fish refuse or scraps discarded by a cannery. 3. to attract fish with chum. 4. to attract with chum. n. chum salmon. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   What does chummed mean?

   • , chummed, chum·ming. to associate closely. Older Use. to share a room or rooms with another, especially in a dormitory at a college or prep school. 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. , chummed, chum·ming.

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   1. : to room together. 2. a. : to be a close friend. b. : to show affable friendliness. c. : to spend time with someone as a friend usually used with around. In the early '50s he entered Cornell University but quit after two years and lit out for Greenwich Village, where he studied drama and chummed around with James Dean. William Plummer et al.

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   Chum definition: a close or intimate companion. See examples of CHUM used in a sentence.

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   An intimate friend or companion. intr.v. chummed, chum·ming, chums. 1. a. To be an intimate friend. b. To display good-natured friendliness: chummed around with the other teammates. 2. To share the same room, as in a dormitory.

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   A chum is a friend or a pal. You and your best chums might spend the weekend camping together. The informal word chum is more common in Britain than the US, but you can still talk about your school chums or the new chum you made on a Caribbean cruise.

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   chum definition: 1. a friend 2. friendly. Learn more.