The meaning of CHUM is a close friend : pal. How to use chum in a sentence.

chum noun (Informal) friend, mate (informal), pal (informal), companion, cock (Brit. informal), comrade, crony, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. …

CHUM definition: a close or intimate companion. See examples of chum used in a sentence.

Chum salmon breed at the mouth of the rivers and streams and are lower in fat, making them great candidates for smoking.

Definition of chum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

chum1 /tʃʌm/ n., v., chummed, chum•ming. n. [countable] a close companion or friend; pal: college chums. v. chum around with, [~ + around + with + object] to associate with (someone) closely: …

Dec 14, 2025 · chum (third-person singular simple present chums, present participle chumming, simple past and past participle chummed) Henry Wotton and John Donne began to be friends …

Definition of 'chum' chum (tʃʌm ) Word forms: chums countable noun [usu with poss]

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Britannica Dictionary definition of CHUM [no object] US : to throw pieces of fish off a boat as bait to attract other fish — often + for They were chumming for sharks. [=throwing chum into the …