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Meaning of chums

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chums

Pronunciation:/tʃʌmz/

noun

Definitions

  1. A friend; a pal.

    Example: I ran into an old chum from school the other day.

  2. A roommate, especially in a college or university.

verb

Definitions

  1. To share rooms with someone; to live together.

  2. To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.

  3. To make friends; to socialize.

  4. To accompany.

    Example: I'll chum you down to the shops.

verb

Definitions

  1. To cast chum into the water to attract fish.

noun

Definitions

  1. A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.