All bumming synonyms
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B b verb bumming
- sag β to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- hang β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- rest β a support for a lance; lance rest.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- dawdle β If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- flap β to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- repose β the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- borrow β If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- aggravate β If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- put out β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- rub the wrong way β to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- get one's goat β any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- hit the road β a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- come on to β When you come on to a particular topic, you start discussing it.
- hit on β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- whistle for β to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- cruise β A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.
- knock about β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- roam β to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
- tour β Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ΚΙrΚ dΙ/ (Show IPA), 1593β1652, French painter.
- wander β to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- get around β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- shuffle off β to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- slough off β the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- pick on β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- wig β an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
- get to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- give a hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- get on one's nerves β one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- call upon β to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- hit up β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- pass the hat β a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- sponge on β any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- fool around β a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- kill time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- let down β British. a lease.
- fritter away β to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
- bum around β If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- lounge around β to pass time idly and indolently.
- not lift a finger β any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- slow down β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- take it easy β relax
- goof off β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- hang loose β to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
adj bumming
- bloodsucking β any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- parasitical β of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.