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1. (n.) chum
a close companion or friend; pal.
2. (v.i.) chum
to associate closely.
3. chum
to room together.
4. (n.) chum
cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish.
5. chum
fish refuse or scraps discarded by a cannery.
6. (v.i.) chum
to attract fish with chum.
7. (v.t.) chum
to attract with chum.
Etymology: (1855–60, Amer.; of uncert. orig.)
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| Definition of 'chum' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
2. (noun) chum
bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
3. (noun) chum salmon, chum, Oncorhynchus keta
a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) chum
a roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend
2. (noun) chum
chopped pieces of fish used as bait
3. (verb) chum
to occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college
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Sense: a close friend
a school chum.
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 Afrikaans: maat, boesemvriend |
 Arabic: صَديقٌ حَميم |
 Bulgarian: другар |
 Brazilian: companheiro |
 Czech: kamarád |
 German: der Kumpel |
 Danish: kammerat |
 Greek: φιλαράκι |
 Spanish: colega |
 Estonian: semu |
 Farsi: دوست صمیمی |
 Finnish: läheinen ystävä |
 French: copain |
 Hebrew: חָבֵר |
 Hindi: साथी |
 Croatian: prisan prijatelj |
 Hungarian: cimbora |
 Indonesian: sahabat |
 Icelandic: félagi, vinur |
 Italian: compagno |
 Japanese: 仲良し |
 Korean: 패거리 친구 |
 Lithuanian: draugužis |
 Latvian: draugs |
 Malay: kawan rapat |
 Dutch: makker |
 Norwegian: kamerat, kompis |
 Polish: kumpel |
 Persian: دوست صمیمی |
 Pashto: انډيوال: خوږملګرۍ |
 Portuguese: companheiro |
 Romanian: prieten |
 Russian: приятель |
 Slovak: kamarát |
 Slovenian: prijatelj |
 Serbian: drugar |
 Swedish: kamrat, kompis |
 Thai: เพื่อนสนิท |
 Turkish: arkadaş, ahbap |
 Taiwanese: 好朋友 |
 Ukrainian: нерозлучний друг; нерозли |
 Urdu: گہرا دوست |
 Vietnamese: bạn thân |
 Chinese: 好朋友 |
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