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gum

Definition

noun: the flesh that surrounds the roots of your teeth
noun: the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws
verb: to chew (something) with the gums because you do not have teeth
verb: to enlarge gullets of (a saw)
verb: to clog, impede, or damage with or as if with gum
usually plural
synonyms: chewing gum, gumdrop, lastex

Examples

If they don't deliver the parts we need, we'll really be 'up a gum tree'! [='up the creek']
The new regulations have really 'gummed up the works' in the office.
Don't use that paper with the copier; you'll 'gum' it 'up'.

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Movie quotes

(..) - At least wait till I get into the hall. Okay, well, good night. Hold on. What happened with you and Lalita? We ate, she lectured me on the link between gum disease and heart attacks... ...nothing I didn't already know, and I came home. So you're not gonna see her again? Why would I see her again? (..)
2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Grasshopper Experiment Season: 1 Episode 8