English dictionary
bum
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- of very poor quality; flimsy
noun
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
noun
- person who does no work
noun
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
noun
- a vagrant
verb
- ask for and get free; be a parasite
verb
- be lazy or idle
Example sentences
he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
a lazy bum
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’
a homeless tramp
he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
Her son is just bumming around all day