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SCUM (scummed, scumming)

Pronunciation (US):

• SCUM (noun)
The noun SCUM has 2 senses:

1. worthless people
2. a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid

Familiarity information: SCUM used as a noun is rare.

• SCUM (verb)
The verb SCUM has 1 sense:

1. remove the scum from

Familiarity information: SCUM used as a verb is very rare.

• SCUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Worthless people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

scum; trash

Hypernyms ("scum" is a kind of...):

rabble; ragtag; ragtag and bobtail; riffraff (disparaging terms for the common people)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scum" is a kind of...):

film (a thin coating or layer)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scum"):

dross; scoria; slag (the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals)

• SCUM (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Remove the scum from

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "scum" is one way to...):

get rid of; remove (dispose of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

"All things come to he who waits."
(English proverb)
"Who is shy dies from hunger."
(Albanian proverb)
"Inscribe science in writing."
(Arabic proverb)
"Every guest is welcome for three days."
(Croatian proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of ragtag
Pronunciation of riffraff
Definition of film
Pronunciation of dross
Definition of slag

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