chum in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
chum in Sindhi سنڌي
chum in English
- chum⇄chum (1), noun, verb, chummed,chumming.
(Informal.) - chum⇄chum (2), noun, verb, chummed,chumming.
(U.S.) - chum⇄expr. chum up, to strike up a friendship or association.
Ex. A ruff ..., in the absence of its own kind, chummed up with a greenshank and followed it everywhere (London Times). - chum⇄noun 1. a very close friend.
Ex. Pull yourself together, chum. It's only four hundred years altogether since the thing happened (Josephine Tey).
2. a roommate (especially in English universities). - chum⇄noun 1. chopped fish, lobsters, or other bait, thrown overboard to attract fish, as in trolling.
2. an important, large, commercial fish whose pinkish flesh is commonly canned in the Pacific Northwest and in Japan; dog salmon; keta. - chum⇄v.i. to fish with chopped fish or shellfish, as bait.
- chum⇄v.i. 1. to be on very friendly terms.
Ex. The two boys had chummed together since childhood.
2. to room together (in English universities).