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Meaning of chums
noun
- A friend; a pal. Example: I ran into an old chum from school the other day.
- A roommate, especially in a college or university.
verb
- To share rooms with someone; to live together.
- To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.
- To make friends; to socialize.
- To accompany. Example: I'll chum you down to the shops.
verb
- To cast chum into the water to attract fish.
noun
- A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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