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Synonyms & Related Wordsgum up[verb]Synonyms: botch, bitch (up), blow, bobble, bollix, bungle, goof (up), louse up, mucker, screw (up)
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English Dictionarygum something ↔ up phrasal verb informal (
see also gum)
to prevent a machine from moving and working properly:
Dirt had got inside the watch and gummed up the works. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsgum upgum up (something)to cause something to stop working well.
Don't send any attachments or pictures, because they tend to gum up my computer.Related vocabulary:
gum up the worksEtymology: based on the idea of getting gum (= a sticky substance) in a machine [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
gum up somethinggum up (something)to cause something to stop working well.
Don't send any attachments or pictures, because they tend to gum up my computer.Related vocabulary:
gum up the worksEtymology: based on the idea of getting gum (= a sticky substance) in a machine [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
gum upto cause something not to work, to make something go wrong
The computer printer became gummed up as I was trying to print my resume.
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gum up v.,
slang To cause not to work or ruin; spoil; make something go wrong.
■ Often used in the phrase "gum up the works".
Jimmy has gummed up the typewriter. Synonym: THROW A MONKEY WRENCH.
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