1. gaum - Noun
2. gaum - Verb
gaum (uncountable)
(UK, dialectal, rare) Heed; attention.
gaum (third-person singular simple present gaums, present participle gauming, simple past and past participle gaumed)
(dialectal, obsolete) To understand; comprehend; consider.
gaum (third-person singular simple present gaums, present participle gauming, simple past and past participle gaumed)
(US and UK, dialects, chiefly Midlands, Southern US, Appalachia) To smear.
gaum (uncountable)
(Appalachia and other dialects, rare) Grime.
gaum (plural gaums)
(dialectal, rare) A bit, a small amount.
gaum (plural gaums)
(rare, dialectal or colloquial) A useless person.
gaum (third-person singular simple present gaums, present participle gauming, simple past and past participle gaumed)
Alternative form of gorm (to make a mess of).
gaum (plural gaums)
(India, archaic) A village.