GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Bum (bŭm), n. [Contr. fr. bottom in this sense.] The buttock. [Low]  Shak.
   
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   bum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. bummed (); p. pr. & vb. n. bumming ().] [See Boom, v. i., to roar.] To make murmuring or humming sound.  Jamieson.
   
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   to bum around to wander about idly or aimlessly.
   
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   bum (bŭm), v. t. To borrow without intention of returning; to cadge; as, “to bum a cigarette; to bum a cup of coffee”; -- usually with inexpensive items as the object. [informal]
   
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   Bum, n. A humming noise.  Halliwell.
   
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