'Chum' definitions:
Definition of 'chum'
(from WordNet)
noun
A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick]
noun
Bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
noun
A large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish [syn: chum salmon, chum, Oncorhynchus keta]
Definition of 'Chum'
From: GCIDE
- Chum \Chum\ (ch[u^]m), n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.] A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend. [1913 Webster]
- New chum, a recent immigrant. [Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Chum'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Chum'
From: GCIDE
- Chum \Chum\, n. Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'chum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ace,
- amigo,
- associate,
- associate with,
- assort with,
- bedfellow,
- bedmate,
- bosom buddy,
- buddy,
- bunkie,
- bunkmate,
- butty,
- camarade,
- chamberfellow,
- chum together,
- chum with,
- classmate,
- clique,
- clique with,
- club together,
- colleague,
- comate,
- companion,
- company,
- compeer,
- comrade,
- confidante,
- confrere,
- consociate,
- consort,
- consort with,
- copartner,
- crony,
- familiar,
- fellow,
- fellow student,
- fellowship,
- flock together,
- fraternize,
- friend,
- girl friend,
- go with,
- gossip,
- hang around with,
- hang out with,
- herd together,
- hobnob with,
- join,
- join in fellowship,
- keep company with,
- mate,
- messmate,
- mingle with,
- mix with,
- old crony,
- pal,
- pal up with,
- pal with,
- pard,
- pardner,
- partner,
- playfellow,
- playmate,
- roommate,
- run in couples,
- run with,
- running mate,
- schoolfellow,
- schoolmate,
- shipmate,
- side partner,
- sidekick,
- sort with,
- take up with,
- team up with,
- teammate,
- tie up with,
- workfellow,
- yokefellow,
- yokemate