noun

• a disappointing event. Can be used in condolences.

  That was a bad beat.

  by t8kthdog, USA, Jun 05 2002.

• in poker, the loss of a good hand to a lucky hand.

  I had three of kind, but took a bad beat when the last card came and he made his inside straight.

  by Robert B., St Louis, MO, USA, May 01 2004.

noun

• butt. Origin: British.

  He fell on his bum.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• a lazy person.

  Get off your but, you bum!

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009.

• a homeless person or beggar.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009.

verb

• to be sad.

  Are you bumming about her again?

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• to borrow. Etymology: from bums (homeless people,) who "borrow" money, cigarettes, etc.

  Do you mind if I bum a few dollars from you for lunch?

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• to be given a favor.

  I bummed a ride from my friend.

  by Justin B., Jan 27 2004.

adjective

• very inebriated.

  We all got torn down when he showed up with the keg.

  by Mike Walters, Chattanooga, TN, USA, Mar 31 1998.

• upset. Also to' down.

  He's been torn down since she dumped him.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• ill.

  I couldn't go to work today - I was torn down.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

verb

• to feel sad, hurt, low.

  He's watered right now.

  by Jorge L. Garcia, San Diego, CA, USA, Feb 25 1998.