nounπShareA friend; a pal."I ran into an old chum from school the other day."personfamilygroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA roommate, especially in a college or university.""My chum, David, and I are both studying engineering at the same university." "personeducationfamilygroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo share rooms with someone; to live together."My brother and I chum together in the same dorm room at university. "familyhumanpersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo lodge (somebody) with another person or people."The college orientation leader will chum each new student with a roommate. "grouppersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make friends; to socialize."The new student quickly chummed up with the other kids in her class. "communicationsocietyhumanpersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo accompany."My sister asked me to chum her to the library because she didn't want to walk alone in the dark. "groupactionpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks"The fisherman used chum to attract sharks near the fishing boat. "fishanimalfoodnauticaloceanenvironmentsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cast chum into the water to attract fish."The fisherman chummed the water to attract more fish. "fishnauticalsailingfoodanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually."The potter used the wooden chum to shape the clay before firing it in the kiln. "materialutensilartmachinetechnologyworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
