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Collocations for bum - noun

1. (BrE) person's bottom

ADJECTIVE

big
bare

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VERB + bum

feel, pinch
A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.
sit on
They've been sitting on their bums all day, doing nothing.

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PHRASES

put bums on seats
The tennis stars' animosity was a publicity stunt, aimed at putting bums on seats.

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2. (esp. AmE) lazy/useless person

ADJECTIVE

lazy
drunken
beach, ski
He dropped out of college and became a beach bum.

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Collocations for bum - verb

Bum is used with these nouns as the object:
cigarette, ride

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Collocations for bum - adj.

Bum is used with these nouns:
knee

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