chum
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A close friend.
2. A roommate.
verb intr.
1. To be a close friend or to be friendly.
2. To share a room, especially in a dormitory at a school or college.
💬 Usage Examples
“And once you’ve chummed up with your God, you’ll never be alone again, poor you. For that’s the end of you. You and your God chumming it through time and eternity.” D.H. Lawrence; Kangaroo; Martin Secker; 1923. “If he could be manipulated into doing something useful, then so be it.
With the water sufficiently chummed, she then sat back, kept her mouth shut, and watched to see if he’d bite.” Brad Thor; The Athena Project; Atria Books; 2010.