bum² /bum/ (chiefly N Am sl)

1. A (drunken) spree
2. A dissolute fellow, tramp
3. A sponger
4. A devotee of a (specified) sport, etc to such an extent as to neglect other responsibilities

1. Worthless
2. Despicable
3. Dud
4. Wrong, false

1. To loaf
2. To sponge
3. To live dissolutely

To cadge

bummed adjective (US sl)

1. Disappointed
2. Dejected

bummˈer noun

1. A plundering straggler or camp-follower (during the American Civil War)
2. A dissolute fellow, a loafer, a sponger
3. A dismal failure (informal)
4. Something worthless (informal)
5. A disappointment (informal)
6. A bad trip on drugs (informal)
7. A nasty experience (informal)

bum rap noun (slang)

A false criminal charge

bum steer noun (slang)

Something misleading, false or worthless, a dud

bum around

To travel around rather aimlessly

give someone the bum's rush (slang)

1. To eject someone by force
2. To dismiss someone summarily, esp from one's employment

• chainmen
• chain moulding
• chain of command
• chain of office
• chain pier
• chain piers
• chainplates
• chain printer
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• chain pump
• chain pumps
• chain reaction
• chain reactions
• chain reactor
• chain reactors
• chain rule
• chain rules
• chains
• chainsaw
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• chainshot
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• chain-smoke
• chain-smoked
• chain-smoker