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- DictionaryBum/bəm/
noun
- 1. a vagrant: "bums had been known to wander up to their door and ask for a sandwich"
- 2. a person who devotes a great deal of time to a specified activity: "a ski bum"
verb
- 1. get by asking or begging: informal "they tried to bum money off us"
adjective
- 1. of poor quality; bad or wrong: informal "not one bum note was played"
1. a. : one who sponges (see sponge entry 2 sense 2) off others and avoids work. He's a lazy bum. b. : one who performs a function poorly. called the umpire a bum. c. : one whose time is devoted to a recreational activity.
Bum definition: a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler. . See examples of BUM used in a sentence.
BUM definition: 1. the part of the body that you sit on 2. someone who has no home or job and lives by asking other…. Learn more.
adj. 1. Inferior; worthless: gave me bum advice; did a bum job of fixing the car. 2. Disabled; malfunctioning: a bum shoulder. 3. Unfavorable or unfair: got a bum deal on my final grade for the course. 4. Unpleasant; lousy: had a bum time at the party. Idiom: on the bum.
noun. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. “throw the bum out”. synonyms: crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot. see more. verb. be lazy or idle. “Her son is just bumming around all day”.
A bum is a person who has no permanent home or job and who gets money by working occasionally or by asking people for money.
BUM definition: 1. your bottom 2. someone who has no home and no money 3. to ask someone for something, such as…. Learn more.
Definition of bum verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of bum noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. bum. noun. /bʌm/ [countable] (informal) a person who has no home or job, and who asks other people for money or food. Want to learn more?
Any shiftless or irresponsible person, loafer, idler, etc. A devotee, as of golf or skiing, who devotes so much time to the sport as to disrupt family life, career, etc. An incompetent person, esp. an athlete. One who spends a lot of time doing a particular recreational activity. A beach bum; a ski bum.
