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'bum' - used as an adjective
1. of very poor quality; flimsy

'bum' - used as a noun
2. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
throw the bum out
3. a disreputable vagrant
he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
4. person who does no work
a lazy bum
5. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

'bum' - used as a verb
6. ask for and get free; be a parasite
7. be lazy or idle
Her son is just bumming around all day

derived forms
1. Bum / Plural
bums
2. Bum / Past
bummed
3. Bum / Third Person
bums
4. Bum / Present Participle
bumming
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