Chum | Mean of chum in English Dictionary
/ˈtʃʌm/
- Noun
- a close friend
- They were talking together like a couple of old chums. [=pals]
- Verb
- to spend time with someone as a friend
- a politician who is often seen chumming around [=palling around] with celebrities
- to become friendly
- businessmen chumming up to [=(US) buddying up to] politicians to get their support
- Noun
- pieces of fish thrown off a boat as bait to attract other fish
- Verb
- to throw pieces of fish off a boat as bait to attract other fish
- They were chumming for sharks. [=throwing chum into the water to attract sharks]
