Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chuhm]
- /tʃʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chuhm]
- /tʃʌm/
Definitions of chummed word
- noun chummed cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing. 1
- noun chummed fish refuse or scraps discarded by a cannery. 1
- verb without object chummed to fish by attracting fish by dumping cut or ground bait into the water. 1
- verb with object chummed to dump chum into (a body of water) so as to attract fish. 1
- verb with object chummed to lure (fish) with chum: They chummed the fish with hamburger. 1
- noun chummed Simple past tense and past participle of chum. 1
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Origin of chummed
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Chummed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chummed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
chummed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chummed
verb chummed
- troll — to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
- trawl — Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
- angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- chum — Your chum is your friend.
- bob — If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
noun chummed
- friended — provided with or accompanied by friends.
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- palled — a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- mated — a partner in marriage; spouse.
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