Definitions of bum:

  • noun:   a disreputable vagrant
    Example: "He tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
  • noun:   person who does no work
    Example: "A lazy bum"
  • noun:   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • noun:   a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
    Example: "Throw the bum out"
  • verb:   be lazy or idle
    Example: "Her son is just bumming around all day"
  • verb:   ask for and get free; be a parasite
  • adjective:   of very poor quality