Answer:

chum

Answer	Crossword Clue
CHUM	Buddy
CHUM	Pal
CHUM	Close companion

CHUM	Shark bait
CHUM	Crony
CHUM	Fish bait
CHUM	Shark attractant
CHUM	Ground-up bait
CHUM	One of the gang
CHUM	Confidant
CHUM	Cut bait

CHUM	Sidekick
CHUM	Bud
CHUM	Friend
CHUM	Bosom buddy
CHUM	Old pal
CHUM	Bro
CHUM	Pal o' mine
CHUM	Amigo

CHUM	Comrade
CHUM	Old buddy
CHUM	Good buddy
CHUM	Close associate
CHUM	Pal.
CHUM	Buddy.
CHUM	Associate intimately.
CHUM	Crony.

CHUM	Chopped fish bait.
CHUM	Intimate friend: Colloq.
CHUM	Chopped fish used as bait.
CHUM	Friend: Colloq.
CHUM	Intimate friend.
CHUM	Kind of bait.
CHUM	Bait.
CHUM	Fish bait.

CHUM	Friend.
CHUM	Confidant.
CHUM	Fish with chopped bait
CHUM	Ground bait.
CHUM	Oily bait

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.