To attract sharks, scientists prepare a special bloody bait concoction known as "chum".
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Chum
/t͡ʃʌm/
Synonyms for "chum" (100 found)
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girl friendgo withgossiphang around withhang out withherd togetherhobnob withintimatejoinjoin in fellowshipkeep company withmatemessmateminglemingle withmixmix withold cronypalpal up with
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pal withpardpardnerpartnerplayfellowplaymateroommaterun in couplesrun withrunning mateschoolfellowschoolmateshadowshipmateside partnersidekicksort withtake up withteam up withteammatetie up withworkfellowyokefellowyokemate
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21 total sentences available.
If you keep pestering me, I'll send you overboard to chum the water with your useless guts!
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Calling someone a chum simply shows your overestimation of your place in the social hierarchy.
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He looked down upon the girl beside him—a daughter of the desert walking across the face of a dead world with a son of the jungle. He smiled at the thought. He wished that he had had a sister, and that she had been like this girl. What a bully chum she would have been!
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