Behave vs. Bum — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Behave and Bum
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Behave
To conduct oneself or act in a specified way
One of the guests behaved badly at the party. Our old dog sometimes behaves like a puppy.
Bum
A tramp; a vagrant.
Behave
To conduct oneself or act in a proper way
I told the child to behave.
Bum
A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
Behave
To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way
This fabric behaves well even in hot weather.
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Bum
An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person
The batter called the pitcher a bum.
Behave
To conduct (oneself) properly
Did you behave yourself at the party?.
Bum
One who spends a lot of time doing a particular recreational activity
A beach bum.
A ski bum.
Behave
To conduct (oneself) in a specified way
The witness behaved herself with great calmness.
Bum
The buttocks.
Behave
(reflexive) To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.
You need to behave yourself, young lady.
Bum
To live by begging and scavenging from place to place. Often used with around.
Behave
(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
He behaves like a child whenever she's around.
How did the students behave while I was gone?
My laptop has been behaving erratically ever since you borrowed it.
Bum
To pass time idly; loaf. Often used with around.
Behave
To conduct, manage, regulate (something).
Bum
(Informal) To be depressed, disheartened, or dismayed
After our team lost the championship, we were bumming.
Behave
(intransitive) To act in a polite or proper way.
His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave.
Bum
To acquire by begging; cadge.
Behave
To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.
He did behave his anger ere 't was spent.
Bum
(Informal) To depress, dishearten, or dismay. Often used with out.
Behave
To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; - used reflexively.
Those that behaved themselves manfully.
Bum
Inferior; worthless
Gave me bum advice.
Did a bum job of fixing the car.
Behave
To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill.
Bum
Disabled; malfunctioning
A bum shoulder.
Behave
Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;
You should act like an adult
Don't behave like a fool
What makes her do this way?
The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
Bum
Unfavorable or unfair
Got a bum deal on my final grade for the course.
Behave
Behave in a certain manner;
She carried herself well
He bore himself with dignity
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
Bum
Unpleasant; lousy
Had a bum time at the party.
Behave
Behave well or properly;
The children must learn to behave
Bum
The buttocks.
Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes.
Bum
The anus.
Bum
A homeless person, usually a man.
Bum
A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
Fred is becoming a bum - he's not even bothering to work more than once a month.
That mechanic's a bum - he couldn't fix a yo-yo.
That guy keeps interrupting the concert. Throw the bum out!
Bum
A player or racer who often performs poorly.
Trade him to another team, he's a bum!
Bum
(colloquial) A drinking spree.
Bum
(dated) A humming noise.
Bum
(obsolete) A bumbailiff.
Bum
To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
Bum
To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
Can I bum a cigarette off you?
Bum
To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.
I think I'll just bum around downtown for awhile until dinner.
Bum
To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
Bum
To depress; to make unhappy.
Bum
(intransitive) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
Bum
(UK) An expression of annoyance.
Bum
Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
Bum note
Bum
Unfair.
Bum deal
Bum
Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
I can't play football anymore on account of my bum knee.
Bum
Unpleasant or unhappy.
He had a bum trip on that mescaline.
Bum
The buttock.
Bum
A humming noise.
Bum
To make murmuring or humming sound.
Bum
To borrow without intention of returning; to cadge; as, to bum a cigarette; to bum a cup of coffee; - usually with inexpensive items as the object.
Bum
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
Only a rotter would do that
Kill the rat
Throw the bum out
You cowardly little pukes!
The British call a contemptible person a `git'
Bum
A disreputable vagrant;
A homeless tramp
He tried to help the really down-and-out bums
Bum
Person who does no work;
A lazy bum
Bum
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
He deserves a good kick in the butt
Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Bum
Ask for and get free; be a parasite
Bum
Be lazy or idle;
Her son is just bumming around all day
Bum
Of very poor quality
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