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chum

/tʃʌm/

Translations

chumnoun

chums

/tʃʌm/

приятель

We went fishing with my chum last weekend.

Мы ездили на рыбалку с моим приятелем в прошлые выходные.

лососевая приманка

The fisherman used chum to attract the fish.

Рыбак использовал лососевую приманку, чтобы привлечь рыбу.

друг

He is my best chum from school.

Он мой лучший друг из школы.

Additional translations

Synonyms

chumverb

chummed

Past Simple

chummed

Past Participle

chumming

Gerund

/tʃʌm/

приманивать

Fishermen often chum the water to attract sharks.

Рыбаки часто приманивают акул, бросая приманку в воду.

Additional translations

Synonyms

chumadjective

/tʃʌm/

Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "chum bucket", meaning "relating to or consisting of fish-bait chum".

Definitions

chumnoun

A close friend or companion.

He went fishing with his old school chum every weekend.

Bait consisting of fish parts, bone, and blood, used to attract fish, particularly sharks.

The fishermen threw chum into the water to attract the big fish.

A chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), especially when referred to by fishers.

Commercial fleets target chum during their late-summer migration.

A roommate; a person with whom one shares living quarters, especially at a boarding school or university.

At Cambridge, he and his chum shared a cramped but cheerful dormitory room.

chumverb

To be friendly or sociable with someone.

He started to chum with his new colleagues after the meeting.

To use fish parts or other bait to attract fish, especially sharks, by scattering it in the water.

The fishermen chummed the water to attract more fish to their boat.

To share a room or lodging with someone.

During their backpacking trip, they chummed together in cheap hostels.

chumadjective

Relating to or consisting of chum (fish bait).

The crew prepared a chum slick that stretched for miles.