[tʃʌm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a close friend
(e.g: she shared the cake with her chums)

- used as a friendly or familiar form of address between men or boys
(e.g: it's your own fault, chum)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (originally Oxford University slang, denoting a room-mate): probably short for chamber-fellow. Compare with comrade and crony

[tʃʌm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- form a friendship with someone
(e.g: his sister chummed up with Sally)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (originally Oxford University slang, denoting a room-mate): probably short for chamber-fellow. Compare with comrade and crony

[tʃʌm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- chopped fish and other material thrown overboard as angling bait
(e.g: the anglers anchored down and put out their blood chum)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin

[tʃʌm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- fish using chum as bait
(e.g: chumming is always a must when flounder fishing)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin

[tʃʌm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large North Pacific salmon that is commercially important as a food fish


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: from Chinook Jargon tzum (samun), literally ‘spotted (salmon)’