I. ˈbəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bom
chiefly Britain : buttocks — often considered vulgar
II. ˈbəm, ˈbu̇m intransitive verb
( bummed ; bummed ; bumming ; bums )
Etymology: Middle English bumben, of imitative origin
dialect chiefly Britain : to make a droning or murmuring sound : hum
hear the bagpipes bum
III. ˈbəm noun
( -s )
chiefly Scotland : a constant humming noise : din
the bum and bustle of the street
IV. ˈbəm transitive verb
( bummed ; bummed ; bumming ; bums )
Etymology: probably imitative
: beat , pound
V. ˈbəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
: bumbailiff
VI. ˈbəm verb
( bummed ; bummed ; bumming ; bums )
Etymology: probably back-formation from bummer
intransitive verb
: to go around in the manner of a bum:
a. : loaf
he had been bumming around the house all day
b. : to wander especially like a tramp
he had bummed through the far West
transitive verb
: mooch , cadge
he tried to bum a ride home
she was always bumming cigarettes
VII. ˈbəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably short for bummer
1.
a. : loafer , vagrant ; especially : one who drinks heavily
a bum from down on skid row
b. : a lazy indolent person ; especially : one inclined to sponge off others and avoid work — often a generalized expression of disparagement
Mickey … dwells in a black-and-white world where a guy is either your pal or probably a bum — Hal Boyle
c. : hobo , tramp
hallelujah, I'm a bum
d. : one who travels around pursuing a particular activity and working only enough to keep going — usually used with a qualifying noun
the fruit bums followed the peach harvest north from Georgia
as
(1) : a nonprofessional so enthusiastic about a sport that he lives on what he can earn in temporary jobs or on what he can sponge and devotes most of his time to the sport
tennis bums trying to keep their amateur status
(2) : a person so enthusiastic about a sport that he devotes most of his leisure to it
a train loaded with ski bums off for a weekend
2. : an empty mail sack
3. : a lamb whose mother has died or deserted it
Synonyms: see vagabond
VIII. ˈbəm adjective
1. : of poor quality or nature : not good : invalid , inferior
a bum check
2.
a. : not in working order or condition
b. of a part of the body : permanently or frequently stiff, sore, lame, or otherwise disabling
a bum knee from an old football injury
IX. ˈbəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from bum (VI)
: a drinking spree : bender
a terrific 2-day bum
•
- on the bum
X. transitive verb
( bummed ; bummed ; bumming ; bums )
Etymology: probably back-formation from bummer (herein)
: disappoint : depress — usually used with out
this is starting to bum me out