bum
(noun, adjective, verb, interjection)
adjective
1. of very poor quality; flimsy
Similar word(s): inferior, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny
Sentences with bum as an adjective:
- bum note
- bum deal
- I can't play football anymore on account of my bum knee.
- He had a bum trip on that mescaline.
interjection
1. (Britain) An expression of annoyance.
noun
1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- throw the bum out
Similar word(s): crumb, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, skunk, stinker, stinkpot
Definition categories: person
2. a vagrant
- he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
Definition categories: person, clochard, drifter, floater, vagabond, vagrant
3. person who does no work
- a lazy bum
Similar word(s): idler, layabout, loafer
Definition categories: person, nonworker
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Similar word(s): backside, behind, bottom, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rump, seat, stern, tail, tush
Definition categories: body
Sentences with bum as a noun:
- Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.
- Fred is becoming a bum - he's not even bothering to work more than once a month.
- That mechanic's a bum - he couldn't fix a yo-yo.
- That guy keeps interrupting the concert. Throw the bum out!
- Trade him to another team, he's a bum!
verb
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite
Similar word(s): cadge, grub, mooch, sponge
Definition categories: possession, obtain
2. be lazy or idle
- Her son is just bumming around all day
Definition categories: stative, idle, laze, slug, stagnate
Sentences with bum as a verb:
- Can I bum a cigarette off you?
- I think I'll just bum around downtown for awhile until dinner.