chum up

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Verb1.chum up - become friends; act friendly towards
pal, pal up
befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
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Translations

w>chum up

vi → sich anfreunden
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References in periodicals archive
He usually swaps a case of drinks for shrimp trawl bycatch (mostly dead pinfish and crabs) used to chum up the blackfins.
Blackfin believers: Florida fly fishermen find excellent sport with these compact, hard-charging tunas
Menhaden and Boston mackerel definitely appeal to snapper, but their higher oil content will also chum up the sharks.
Topside mangos: chum the snapper for fantastic surface action
Keeping the chum up encourages the fish to be more visible, which is both practical and encouraging to the angler.
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