gum
[noun]
Synonyms:
- glue, adhesive, cement, paste, resin
[verb]
Synonyms:
- stick, affix, cement, glue, paste

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I. gum¹ /ɡʌm/ noun
[Sense 1: Language: Old English; Origin: goma]
[Sense 2-5: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: gomme, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian qmy.t]
[Sense 6: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: God]

1. [countable usually plural] your gums are the two areas of firm pink flesh at the top and bottom of your mouth, in which your teeth are fixed

2. [uncountable] chewing gum

3. [uncountable] British English a type of glue used to stick light things such as paper together

4. [uncountable] a sticky substance found in the stems of some trees

5. [countable] a gum tree

6. by gum! spoken old-fashioned used to express surprise

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II. gum² verb (past tense and past participle gummed, present participle gumming) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
British English old-fashioned to stick things together using glue Synonym : glue
gum something to something
A large label had been gummed to the back of the photograph.
gum something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to prevent a machine from moving and working properly:
Dirt had got inside the watch and gummed up the works.

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gum
noun
ADJ. lower, upper | toothless The old man smiled to reveal toothless gums.
bleeding, swollen
GUM + NOUN disease

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