chum up

Verb

Meaning

become friends; act friendly towards

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pal pal up make friends approach paling befriend close in paled PALS come close become friends palled drift together become intimate

Antonyms

keep someone at arm's length make an enemy

Hypernyms

befriend

Examples

You, oh mature ones, keep company solely with other mature ones, and your maturity is so mature that it can only chum up with maturity! Witold Gombrowicz

Close letter words and terms

chum in the water chum salmon chum together chum with chuman chumar