chum up
chum up · chums up · chummed up · chumming up
To be friendly toward someone, especially in an ingratiating wayTo be friendly toward (with or to) someone, especially in an ingratiating way; to form a friendship (with).
Meaning
4 senses(idiomatic, informal)To be friendly toward (with or to) someone, especially in an ingratiating way; to form a friendship (with).
I chummed up with a few of my new work colleagues.
To apply chum to water as bait.
(broadly)To render a situation frenzied and confusing.
(UK, obsolete, slang, transitive)To initiate (a new prisoner) through a ritual involving beating him with sticks and swords, accompanied by music, to extort money from him.
More definitions
- become friends; act friendly towards
Translations
1 languagesForms
chums up, chumming up, chummed up, chummed up| Base form | chum up · to chum up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chums up |
| Present participle | chumming up |
| Past simple | chummed up |
| Past participle | chummed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb