What is another word for bum?

“Upon graduating, she plans to defer college for a year and go abroad, not to study or even bum around Europe but to squat in an abandoned building in London, like a true punk.”

Verb

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Get by asking or begging

scrape up or together

sponge on someone for

touch someone for money

screw the water out of

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“They tried to bum quarters off us.”

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To travel unsystematically over, through, or about (a place)

go hither and thither

reconnoiter^US

reconnoitre^UK

socialize^US

socialise^UK

go for a constitutional

have a night on the town

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Verb

Annoy or exasperate

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

get on somebody's nerves

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

give someone a hard time

get on someone's nerves

make waves

get in someone's hair

agonize^US

rattle someone's cage

burden

cheese off

bully

get someone's back up

get under skin

get someone's goat

agonise^UK

heavy

drive you up the wall

victimize^US

get up someone's nose

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

make someone's blood boil

ruffle someone's feathers

get under someone's skin

victimise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

put someone's back up

put someone's nose out of joint

demoralize^US

get someone's dander up

make someone's hackles rise

set one's teeth on edge

gibe

arouse

try someone's patience

be a pain in the neck

demoralise^UK

dishonor^US

make your hackles rise

dishonour^UK

take the mickey out of

ruffle one's feathers

make it tough

put in a spot

breathe down someone's neck

put somebody's nose out of joint

hurt someone's feelings

put to trouble

stress

give trouble

get up somebody's nose

get on the wrong side of

rattle someone's chain

put somebody's back up

scandalize^US

put your nose out of joint

be like a red rag to a bull

get on the wrong side of somebody

make somebody's hackles rise

make an enemy of somebody

push someon's buttons

question

examine

tweak

pressurize^US

rub one the wrong way

push someone's buttons

scandalise^UK

get on someone's wick

terrorize^US

set your teeth on edge

set someone's teeth on edge

possess

shatter

be a problem to

make someone go out of his way

cause someone difficulty

give someone bother

put someone to trouble

terrorise^UK

pressurise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

lay waste

drive you to distraction

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

make fed up

lead someone a merry dance

drive you off your head

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

drive you out of your mind

drive out of mind

make somebody's blood boil

drive somebody up the wall

put someone off their stroke

put to some trouble

misuse

put into a flap

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

turn one off

press down on

get someone's hackles up

get on someone's tits

get someone's wick

be a thorn in someone's flesh

fall out

breath down someone's neck

harp on at

give offence

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

throw into tizzy

hurt somebody's feelings

libel

rub somebody the wrong way

smoulder^UK

satirize^US

satirise^UK

treat disrespectfully

jeer

give someone the cold-shoulder

smolder^US

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Plead for; try to sell

enquire^UK

inquire^US

initiate a discussion with

hypothesize^US

put in an application

hypothesise^UK

mobilize^US

pressurize^US

mobilise^UK

pressurise^UK

clamour^UK

clamor^US

make an urgent request

resort to

make a plea

make an earnest request

make an indecent proposal to

make a pass at

make an improper suggestion to

drum up

try to obtain

submit an application

engage in conversation

make a proposal to

confer with

make conversation with

broach the matter with

theorize^US

request the pleasure of someone's company

theorise^UK

live off immoral earnings

have dibs on something

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Verb

Idle

pretend to be an invalid

give someone the slip

move to the side

get out of

slip through the net of

give someone a wide berth

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Make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee

go like a bat out of hell

move like greased lightning

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