noun
- a close friend
- chopped fish or other bait scattered on water to attract fish
Usage: informal
Usage: fishing
verb
- to be friendly with someone
- to scatter bait on water to attract fish
Usage: informal
Usage: fishing
Examples
- My old college chum visited me last weekend.
- The fisherman threw chum into the water to attract sharks.
- She likes to chum around with her coworkers after hours.
- We decided to chum the waters before starting to fish.
- He’s been my chum since elementary school.
- The captain ordered the crew to chum for tuna.