Bum and Plug

Opposite meaning words

Bum verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: spent most of the summer just bumming around the house

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Plug is an antonym for bum.

Nearby Words: bumpy, bumping

Plug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: plugged away at solving the math problem

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Bum is an antonym for plug.

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

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