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chum

/tʃʌm/

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noun

A friend; a pal.

Examples :

"I ran into an old chum from school the other day."

person family group

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noun

A roommate, especially in a college or university.

Examples :

""My chum, David, and I are both studying engineering at the same university." "

person education family group

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verb

To share rooms with someone; to live together.

Examples :

"My brother and I chum together in the same dorm room at university. "

family human person group

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verb

To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.

Examples :

"The college orientation leader will chum each new student with a roommate. "

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verb

To make friends; to socialize.

Examples :

"The new student quickly chummed up with the other kids in her class. "

communication society human person group

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verb

Examples :

"My sister asked me to chum her to the library because she didn't want to walk alone in the dark. "

group action person

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noun

A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks

Examples :

"The fisherman used chum to attract sharks near the fishing boat. "

fish animal food nautical ocean environment substance

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verb

To cast chum into the water to attract fish.

Examples :

"The fisherman chummed the water to attract more fish. "

fish nautical sailing food animal

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noun

A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.

Examples :

"The potter used the wooden chum to shape the clay before firing it in the kiln. "

material utensil art machine technology work