Bum (Noun)
Meaning 1
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?".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- She fell on her bum and scraped her elbow.
- The couch was so comfortable that he let out a contented sigh and settled his bum into the cushions.
- After a long hike, her bum was sore and she couldn't wait to take a hot bath.
- The comedian made a joke about getting a kick in the bum and the audience erupted into laughter.
- The cyclist's bum was numb from riding for hours on the hard bike seat.
Synonyms
- Tooshie
- Buttocks
- Posterior
- Ass
- Can
- Arse
- Bottom
- Fanny
- Butt
- Stern
- Hind End
- Rear
- Derriere
- Keister
- Behind
- Prat
- Seat
- Tail
- Buns
- Hindquarters
- Tail End
- Tush
- Rump
- Backside
- Rear End
- Fundament
- Nates
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police officer tried to rouse the bum who was sleeping on the park bench.
- He saw a bum rummaging through the trash cans behind the restaurant.
- The city's social services were overwhelmed by the number of bums on the streets.
- She felt sorry for the bum who was begging for spare change on the corner.
- The bum wandered into the library, looking for a warm place to spend the day.
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Meaning 3
Person who does no work; "a lazy bum".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- My brother's been a bum for years, refusing to get a job or help out around the house.
- After being fired from his third job in a year, he was starting to look like a bum.
- His friends all think he's a bum for spending his days playing video games instead of looking for work.
- The bum on the corner has been there for weeks, just begging for spare change.
- My neighbor is a bum who hasn't mowed his lawn in months, and it's starting to look like a jungle.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Laggard
- Good-for-nothing
- Woolgatherer
- Couch Potato
- Loon
- Shirker
- Dilly-dallier
- Drone
- Goldbrick
- Whittler
- Sunbather
- Ne'er-do-well
- Spiv
- Slug
- Lazybones
- Slugabed
- Poke
- Dillydallier
- Trifler
- Mope
- Sluggard
- Clock Watcher
- Lagger
- Daydreamer
- Goof-off
- Lie-abed
- Dallier
- Dawdler
- Good-for-naught
- Slacker
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Meaning 4
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'".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The politician was accused of being a bum for embezzling funds from the charity.
- The crowd began to chant "throw the bum out" as the referee made a questionable call.
- He's such a bum for cheating on his girlfriend and then lying about it.
- The manager was a bum for firing the employee without giving them a fair warning.
- The protesters held up signs that read "bums out of office" as they marched through the streets.