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gum
Noun
  • ∙ The flesh around the teeth. often in the plural
Verb
  • ∙ To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
  • ∙ To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer. transitive
Noun
  • ∙ Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants. uncountable
  • ∙ Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants. uncountable
  • ∙ Chewing gum. uncountable
  • ∙ A single piece of chewing gum. countable
  • ∙ A gummi candy. South Africa, often in the plural
  • ∙ A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive. US, dialect, Southern US
  • ∙ A vessel or bin made from a hollow log. US, dialect, Southern US
  • ∙ A rubber overshoe. US, dialect
Verb
  • ∙ To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to. sometimes with up
  • ∙ To stiffen with glue or gum.
  • ∙ To impair the functioning of a thing or process. colloquial, with up
GUM
Initialism
  • ∙ genitourinary medicine