Gum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
  2. any of various similar exudations, as resin.
  3. a preparation of such a substance, as for use in the arts or bookbinding.
  4. chewing gum.
  5. mucilage; glue.
  6. rubber1 (def. 1).
  7. gum tree.
  8. the adhesive by which a postage stamp is affixed.
  9. a rubber overshoe or boot.
verb (used with object), gummed, gum·ming.
  1. to smear, stiffen, or stick together with gum.
  2. to clog with or as if with some gummy substance.
verb (used without object), gummed, gum·ming.
  1. to exude or form gum.
  2. to become gummy.
  3. to become clogged with a gummy substance.
Verb Phrases
  1. to spoil or ruin.
Idioms
  1. work (def. 51).
noun
  1. the firm, fleshy tissue covering the alveolar parts of either jaw and enveloping the necks of the teeth.
verb (used with object), gummed, gum·ming.
  1. to masticate (food) with the gums instead of teeth.
  2. to shape or renew the teeth of (a saw), as by grinding.
Idioms
  1. to talk excessively or ineffectively.
Idioms
  1. (used as a mild oath).
noun
  1. any of various sticky substances that exude from certain plants, hardening on exposure to air and dissolving or forming viscous masses in water
  2. any of various products, such as adhesives, that are made from such exudates
  3. any sticky substance used as an adhesive; mucilage; glue
  4. NZ short for kauri gum
  5. See chewing gum, bubble gum, gumtree
  6. a gumdrop
verb gums, gumming or gummed
  1. to cover or become covered, clogged, or stiffened with or as if with gum
  2. to stick together or in place with gum
  3. to emit or form gum
noun
  1. the fleshy tissue that covers the jawbones around the bases of the teeth
noun
  1. used in the mild oath by gum!
abbreviation for
  1. genitourinary medicine
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