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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Chum

/(chŭm)/ · IPA /t͡ʃʌm/
01 n. A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
  1. 1.
    A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
Phrases & compounds
New chum — a recent immigrant.
02 v. i. To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college.
imp. p. p. Chummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chumming
  1. 1.
    To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college.[U. S.]
03 n. Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.
  1. 1.
    Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.[U. S.]