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| gums | |
| 1. n. plural of gum |  |
| 2. v. en-third person singular of gum | |
| gum | |
| 1. n. (often, in the plural) The flesh around the teeth. | |
| 2. v. To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal. | |
| 3. v. To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer. | |
| 4. n. (mostly) Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants. | |
| 5. n. (mostly) Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants. | |
| 6. n. (mostly) Chewing gum. | |
| 7. n. A single piece of chewing gum. | |
| Do you have a gum to spare? | |
| 8. n. (South Africa, often, in the plural) A gummi candy. | |
| 9. n. (US, dialect Southern US) A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive. | |
| 10. n. (US, dialect Southern US) A vessel or bin made from a hollow log. | |
| 11. n. (US, dialect) A rubber overshoe. | |
| 12. n. A gum tree. | |
| 13. v. (sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to. | |
| 14. v. To stiffen with glue or gum. | |
| 15. v. (colloquial, with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process. | |
| That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves. | |
| The new editor can gum up your article with too many commas. | |
