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1. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
   - buddy, brother, crony, pal, sidekick, bud [N. Amer, informal], compadre, paisano [US]
    
2. Bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
    
3. A large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish
   - chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta

1. Become friends; act friendly towards
   - pal, pal up, chum up

Derived forms: chummed, chums, chumming

Type of: bait, befriend, decoy, friend, lure, salmon

Part of: genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus

Encyclopedia: Chum