CHUM


Meaning of CHUM in English

I. ˈchəm noun

Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from chamber fellow roommate

Date: 1684

: a close friend : pal

• chum·ship -ˌship noun

II. intransitive verb

( chummed ; chum·ming )

Date: 1730

1. : to room together

2.

a. : to be a close friend

b. : to show affable friendliness

III. noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1857

: animal or vegetable matter (as chopped fish or corn) thrown overboard to attract fish

IV. verb

( chummed ; chum·ming )

Date: 1857

transitive verb

: to attract with chum

intransitive verb

: to throw chum overboard to attract fish

V. noun

Etymology: Chinook Jargon cəm spotted, striped, from Lower Chinook c̓ə́m variegated

Date: 1902

: chum salmon

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.