noun
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(often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.
verb
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To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
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To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
noun
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Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.
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Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants.
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Chewing gum.
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A single piece of chewing gum.
example
Do you have a gum to spare?
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(often in the plural) A gummi candy.
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A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive.
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A vessel or bin made from a hollow log.
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A rubber overshoe.
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A gum tree.
verb
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(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
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To stiffen with glue or gum.
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(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.
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(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.
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That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.