gaum

/G AO1 M/
verb
  1. 1

    (US and UK, dialects, chiefly Midlands, Southern US, Appalachia) To smear.

  2. 2

    (dialectal, obsolete) To understand; comprehend; consider.

  3. 3

    Alternative form of gorm (to make a mess of). [(UK and US, dialects) To gawk; to stare or gape.]

noun
  1. 1

    (UK, dialectal, rare) Heed; attention.

  2. 2

    (dialectal, rare) A bit, a small amount.

  3. 3

    (rare, dialectal or colloquial) A useless person.

  4. 4

    (Appalachia and other dialects, rare) Grime.

  5. 5

    (India, archaic) A village.