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Meanings of chum up in English

Become friends; act friendly towards.

Synonyms
Examples for "pal"
Examples for "pal"
1
Your problem ain't whether you want to, pal; it's whether you can!
The ministry of pain
2
She thought it over for several moments, then said, You're her pal?
Tough customer: a novel
3
He is best remembered as Meyer Lansky's childhood pal and crime partner.
The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
4
Reacher said, 'And your biker pal can't organize an escape fast enough.
61 hours
5
During the brief report, the American pal with me grew increasingly agitated.
The Irish Times
1
For heaven's sake, where did you pal up with him?
The Pride of Palomar
2
I say, you know, I shan't be wanted to pal up much with that chap, shall I?
Ruggles of Red Gap
3
A man who had only one leg would pal up with a man who had only one arm.
The Glory of the Trenches
4
'Because he has been and locked my pal up that was to be in it with me.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
5
"Then we ought to pal up together, oughtn't we?"
The Splendid Folly
Usage of chum up in English
1
Harry immediately helped his chum up to his own former position.
Across the Spanish Main: A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen ...
2
I say," he continued bashfully, "would you two chum up with me?
Hunter's Marjory / A Story for Girls
3
And he doesn't chum up with the other chaps.
Anne Severn and the Fieldings
4
He may chum up with me all he likes, for all his silk socks and shirts.
The Shagganappi
5
Whistler said nothing but he drew his chum up beside him and thrust the glass into his hand.
Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
6
And meant to twist my chum up so he'd think one of his own crowd had been taking them?
The Banner Boy Scouts; or, The Struggle for Leadership
7
To have chummed up with him would have been fatal-thecommon dodge.
The Amateur Cracksman
8
Two masters of their own domain chumming up and back slapping around Trump International.
The Irish Times
9
So I chummed up to the pock-marked chap.
Captivity
10
And he and Mummy have chummed up.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories
11
Ellaline has chummed up with her lately.
Set in Silver
12
The English soldier chums up quickly.
Private Peat
13
They seemed to have chummed up.
Golden Stories / A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost...
14
And afterward Threepwood chummed up with me and told me that to real pals like me he was Freddie.
Something New
15
An' now I guess I'll go back home an' commence brightenin' Chum up, a wee peckle, on his tricks.
His Dog
16
Yet we were a motley throng and I do not think any self-respecting tramps would have chummed up with us.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons: Wesel, Sennelager, Klinge...
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