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- US Pronunciation
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- [guhm uhp stressed th ee wurk]
- /gʌm ʌp stressed ði wɜrk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [guhm uhp stressed th ee wurk]
- /gʌm ʌp stressed ði wɜrk/
Definitions of gum up the works words
- noun gum up the works exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 1
- noun gum up the works productive or operative activity. 1
- noun gum up the works employment, as in some form of industry, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: to look for work. 1
- noun gum up the works one's place of employment: Don't phone him at work. 1
- noun gum up the works something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The students finished their work in class. 1
- noun gum up the works materials, things, etc., on which one is working or is to work. 1
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Origin of gum up the works
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English worke, Old English worc, replacing Middle English werk(e), Old English weorc, cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon werk, Old High German werah, werc (German Werk), Old Norse verk, Greek érgon; (v.) Middle English worken, derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English wyrchen, Old English wyrcean; cognate with German wirken, Old Norse verkja, Gothic waurkjan
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Parts of speech for Gum up the works
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gum up the works popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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