Definitions of BUM [ʌm]

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Definition of 'BUM'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bum
a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.

2.  bum
a tramp, hobo, or derelict.

3.  bum
Informal. a single-minded enthusiast of a specific sport:
a ski bum.

4.  bum
Informal. an incompetent person.

5. (v.t.) bum
Informal. to borrow without expectation of returning; cadge.

6. (v.i.) bum
to sponge on others for a living.

7.  bum
to live as a hobo.

8.  bum
Informal. to spend time or wander aimlessly.

9. (adj. Slang.) bum
of poor or miserable quality; worthless.

10.  bum
disappointing; unpleasant.

11.  bum
false or misleading:
a bum rap.

12.  bum
lame.

13. (Brit. Slang.) bum
the buttocks.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME bom)

Definition of 'BUM'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

2. (noun) tramp, hobo, bum
a disreputable vagrant
"a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"

3. (noun) idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
person who does no work
"a lazy bum"

4. (adj) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

5. (verb) bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny
of very poor quality; flimsy

6. (verb) mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge
ask for and get free; be a parasite

7. (verb) bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about
be lazy or idle
"Her son is just bumming around all day"

Definition of 'BUM'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) BUM
the buttock

2. (noun) BUM
a humming noise

3. BUM
to make murmuring or humming sound

Translation of 'BUM'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the buttocks.
Afrikaans: agterent, sitvlak	Arabic: عَجيزَه، كَفَل، مُؤَخَّرَ	Bulgarian: задник
Brazilian: bunda	Czech: zadek, zadnice	German: der Hintern
Danish: rumpe; bagdel; røv	Greek: πισινός	Spanish: culo, trasero
Estonian: taguots, kannikad	Farsi: نشیمنگاه	Finnish: takapuoli
French: cul	Hebrew: יַשְבָן	Hindi: गुमड़ा
Croatian: stražnjica	Hungarian: fenék	Indonesian: bokong
Italian: didietro	Japanese: 尻	Korean: 궁둥이
Lithuanian: užpakaliukas	Latvian: sēžamvieta; pakaļa	Malay: buntut
Dutch: gat	Norwegian: bak, rumpe	Polish: zadek
Persian: نشیمنگاه	Pashto: د كيناستو ځاى	Portuguese: rabo
Romanian: dos	Russian: зад(ница)	Slovak: zadok, prdelka
Slovenian: rit	Serbian: zadnjica	Swedish: rumpa,ända
Thai: ก้น	Turkish: kıç, göt	Taiwanese: 屁股
Ukrainian: зад	Urdu: چوٹر	Vietnamese: mông đít
Chinese: 屁股
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