bum
/bʌm/noun
उच्चारण बम
चूतड़, नितंब
Core word
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[C] British English; informal
the part of the body that you sit on; buttocks
चूतड़, नितंब
- The toddler fell on his bum.
- She sat on the wet grass and got a damp bum.
- The baby plopped down on his bum.
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- She slipped on the ice and landed on her bum.
- He sat on the cold floor and his bum went numb.
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[C] North American English; informal; disapproving
a lazy person who avoids work; a person who has no home or job and lives by begging
निकम्मा आदमी; आवारा या भिखारी
- His uncle is a bum who never keeps a job.
- A bum was sleeping on the railway platform.
- He was called a bum for never trying to find work.
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- Don't be such a bum; get up and help.
- The lazy bum slept through the whole morning.
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[T] ~ sth (off/from sb) informal
to get something by asking for it, without paying
माँगकर लेना, उधार या मुफ़्त में ले लेना
- Can I bum a lift into town?
- He bummed a pen off the boy next to him.
- Could I bum a lift to the station?
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- She bummed a few rupees from her friend for a snack.
- He is always bumming food off his flatmates.
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bum (informal British noun) = bottom
In British English, 'bum' is an informal word for the part of the body you sit on; it can sound rude in formal settings.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'bum' शरीर के उस हिस्से के लिए अनौपचारिक शब्द है जिस पर आप बैठते हैं; औपचारिक संदर्भ में यह अशिष्ट लग सकता है।
- He fell on his bum on the ice.
- Children laughed when the clown landed on his bum.
bum (US informal) = lazy or homeless person
In American English, a 'bum' is a lazy person who avoids work, or a person with no home or job.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'bum' काम से बचने वाले आलसी व्यक्ति, या बिना घर-नौकरी वाले व्यक्ति को कहते हैं।
- Don't be a bum; get a job.
- A bum slept on the bench.
bum sth off sb / bum around
As a verb, to 'bum' something off someone is to ask for it without paying; 'bum around' means to spend time lazily.
क्रिया के रूप में किसी से कुछ 'bum' करने का अर्थ बिना भुगतान किए माँग लेना है; 'bum around' का अर्थ आलस्य में समय बिताना है।
- Can I bum a cigarette off you?
- He bummed around the country for a year.
bum + noun (US adjective) = poor quality
Before a noun, 'bum' means of poor quality or wrong: a bum steer is bad advice.
संज्ञा से पहले 'bum' का अर्थ घटिया या गलत है: bum steer यानी गलत सलाह।
- He got a bum deal from the shop.
register warning: bum
Because 'bum' has different meanings in British and American English, avoid it in essays and formal writing; use 'bottom' or 'idler' instead.
ब्रिटिश और अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'bum' के अर्थ अलग होने के कारण निबंध और औपचारिक लेखन में इसका प्रयोग न करें; इसके स्थान पर 'bottom' या 'idler' लिखें।
- In a formal letter, write 'bottom' or 'lower back', not 'bum'.
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verb + bum
fall onsit onpatscratchburnbruise
- She slipped and bruised her bum.
adjective + bum
lazysorenumbcoldhomeless
- My bum was numb after the long journey.
bum + phrase
bum dealbum steerbum rapbum kneebum around
- He got a bum steer about the train timing.
bum + around/about
bum around the worldbum about the housebum around town
- After college, he bummed around Europe for a year.
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- The little boy fell on his bum and began to cry.
छोटा लड़का अपने नितंबों के बल गिरा और रोने लगा।
- In America, a bum often begs for money on the street.
अमेरिका में bum अक्सर सड़क पर पैसे माँगता है।
- He's a lazy bum who never helps at home.
वह आलसी आदमी है जो घर में कभी मदद नहीं करता।
- Radhika's brother bummed a lift to the station.
राधिका के भाई ने मुफ़्त में स्टेशन तक लिफ़्ट माँग ली।
- The company gave us a bum deal on the contract.
कंपनी ने अनुबंध में हमें घटिया सौदा दिया।
- He spent the summer bumming around the hill stations with his friends.
उसने गर्मियाँ दोस्तों के साथ पहाड़ी स्थलों पर यूँ ही घूमते हुए बिताईं।
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These words mean something different in British and American English.
ब्रिटिश और अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में इन शब्दों के अर्थ अलग हैं।
UK: the bottom. US: a lazy or homeless person.
UK: नितंब। US: आलसी या बेघर व्यक्ति।
- He fell on his bum.
idler
A person who avoids work, in a neutral or formal tone.
काम से बचने वाला व्यक्ति, तटस्थ या औपचारिक स्वर में।
- He was an idler in college.
A person without a home or job who moves from place to place.
बिना घर या नौकरी का व्यक्ति जो एक जगह से दूसरी जगह घूमता है।
- A vagrant slept under the bridge.
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bum around/about
to spend your time doing very little
बेकार घूमना, समय गँवाना
- He bummed around the town for a month after college.
- They spent the holidays bumming about at home.
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Notes
British and American: in Britain bum means buttocks, but in America bum usually means a lazy or homeless person.
British and American: ब्रिटेन में bum का अर्थ नितंब है, पर अमेरिका में bum आमतौर पर आलसी या बेघर व्यक्ति को कहते हैं।