English Explanatory Dictionary

chum up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be friendly toward (with or to) someone, especially in an ingratiating way; to form a friendship (with).
  2. To initiate (a new prisoner) through a ritual involving beating him with sticks and swords, accompanied by music, to extort money from him.
  3. To apply chum to water as bait.
  4. To render a situation frenzied and confusing.

Pronunciation

en-au-chum up.ogg

Word forms

chum up chums up chumming up chummed up

Synonyms

make friends
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