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Noun: chum  chúm
Usage: informal
  1. A close friend, esp. one who often acts as a companion
    - buddy [informal], brother, crony [informal], pal [informal], cobber [Austral, informal], 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
Verb: chum (chummed,chumming)  chúm
Usage: informal
  1. Become friends; act friendly towards
    - pal [informal], pal up [informal], chum up [informal]

Derived forms: chumming, chums, chummed

See also: sidekick [informal]

Type of: bait, befriend, china [Brit, informal], decoy, friend, lure, mate [Brit, informal], salmon

Part of: genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus

Encyclopedia: Chum