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"Gum" Definition

noun

A similar plant exudate, such as a resin.
A substance resembling the viscous substance exuded by certain plants, as in stickiness.
Any of various adhesives made from such exudates or other sticky substance.
Any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus, Liquidambar, or Nyssa that are sources of gum. Also called gum tree.
Any of various viscous substances that are exuded by certain plants and trees and dry into water-soluble, noncrystalline, brittle solids.

verb-intransitive

To become sticky or clogged.
To exude or form gum.

verb-transitive

To chew (food) with toothless gums.
To cover, smear, seal, fill, or fix in place with or as if with gum.

verb

To clog, impede, or damage with or as if with gum .
To exude or form gum.
To become gummy.
To enlarge gullets of (a saw).
To chew with the gums.

phrasal-verb

Gum up To ruin or bungle: gum up the works.
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