gum

B2
Pronunciation
/ษกสŒm/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

(often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.

2 Definition

Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.

3 Definition

Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants.

4 Definition

Chewing gum.

5 Definition

A single piece of chewing gum.

Example Sentences
  • Do you have a gum to spare?
6 Definition

(often in the plural) A gummi candy.

7 Definition

A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive.

8 Definition

A vessel or bin made from a hollow log.

9 Definition

A rubber overshoe.

10 Definition

A gum tree.

Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.

2 Definition

To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

3 Definition

(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.

4 Definition

To stiffen with glue or gum.

5 Definition

(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.

6 Definition

(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.

Example Sentences
  • That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.