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1. bum - noun

· a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

Synonym(s): rotter, dirty_dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum_bag, so-and-so, git

Hypernym(s): unpleasant_person, disagreeable_person




2. bum - noun

· a vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"

Synonym(s): tramp, hobo

Hypernym(s): vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond, clochard




3. bum - noun

· person who does no work; "a lazy bum"

Synonym(s): idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout

Hypernym(s): nonworker




4. bum - noun

· the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

Synonym(s): buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

Hypernym(s): body_part




5. bum - verb

· ask for and get free; be a parasite

Synonym(s): mooch, cadge, grub, sponge

Hypernym(s): obtain




6. bum - verb

· be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"

Synonym(s): bum_around, bum_about, arse_around, arse_about, fuck_off, loaf, frig_around, waste_one%27s_time, lounge_around, loll, loll_around, lounge_about

Hypernym(s): idle, laze, slug, stagnate




7. bum - adjective

· of very poor quality; flimsy

Synonym(s): cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny





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