pummata — meaning in English

English meaning

• bum noun British informal term for the buttocks.
• scab noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
• scrounge verb To search for or obtain something, especially by asking others or making do with what is available.

Senses

pummata is used for these senses in English:

• bum (transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
• scab (transitive, UK, Australia, NZ, informal) To beg (for), to cadge or bum.
• scrounge (intransitive) To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

bum — full definition

1. noun British informal term for the buttocks.
2. noun A homeless person, or a lazy, useless person (dated, often offensive).
3. verb To ask for or obtain something for free, especially informally.
4. adj Of poor quality, unfair, or disappointing.

scab — full definition

1. noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
2. noun An insulting term for a worker who continues working, or takes a striking worker's job, during a labour strike.
3. verb To act as a strikebreaker.

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