Analysis Complete

bum

/ bum /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be lazy or idle
"Her son is just bumming around all day"
Type of:
idle laze slug
Derived:
idler loafer do-nothing layabout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 2
of very poor quality
Similar:
inferior
Domain:
colloquialism
verb Sense 3
ask for and get free; be a parasite
Type of:
obtain
Kinds of:
freeload
Derived:
leech parasite sponge sponger moocher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
a disreputable vagrant
"a homeless tramp"
"he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
Type of:
vagrant drifter floater
Kinds of:
dosser street person
noun Sense 5
person who does no work
"a lazy bum"
Type of:
nonworker
Kinds of:
clock watcher couch potato dallier dillydallier dilly-dallier
Derived:
mooch cadge grub sponge bum around
noun Sense 6
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?"
Type of:
body part
Has parts:
torso trunk body
noun Sense 7
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''"
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
Derived:
rat
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
3
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idle laze slug inferior obtain freeload vagrant drifter floater dosser street person nonworker