ALL meanings of gum
gum
G g - noun gum tree, plant: sap 1
- noun gum confectionery for chewing 1
- noun gum sticky substance 1
- noun gum tissue around teeth 1
- transitive verb gum chew with the gums 1
- intransitive verb gum ruin sth 1
- noun gum A viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is soluble in water, and from which adhesives and other products are made. 1
- noun gum Often, gums. Also called gingiva. the firm, fleshy tissue covering the alveolar parts of either jaw and enveloping the necks of the teeth. 1
- verb with object gum to masticate (food) with the gums instead of teeth. 1
- verb with object gum to shape or renew the teeth of (a saw), as by grinding. 1
- verb without object gum to exude or form gum. 1
- verb without object gum to become gummy. 1
- verb without object gum to become clogged with a gummy substance. 1
- idioms gum by gum, (used as a mild oath). 1
- abbreviation GUM Gamers Union Malaysia 1
- noun gum (often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth. 0
- noun gum (Uncountable Noun) Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants. 0
- noun gum (Uncountable Noun) Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants. 0
- noun gum (Uncountable Noun) Chewing gum. 0
- noun gum (Countable Noun) A single piece of chewing gum. 0
- noun gum (US, dialect, Southern US) A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive. 0
- noun gum (US, dialect, Southern US) A vessel or bin made from a hollow log. 0
- noun gum (US, dialect) A rubber overshoe. 0
- verb gum To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal. 0
- verb gum (Transitive Verb) To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer. 0
- verb gum (sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to. 0
- verb gum To stiffen with glue or gum. 0
- verb gum (Colloquial) (with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process. 0
- variable noun gum Gum is a substance, usually tasting of mint, which you chew for a long time but do not swallow. 0
- countable noun gum Your gums are the areas of firm, pink flesh inside your mouth, which your teeth grow out of. 0
- variable noun gum Gum is a type of glue that is used to stick two pieces of paper together. 0
- adjective gum If two things are gummed together, they are stuck together. 0
- noun gum Gum is a sticky substance which comes from the eucalyptus tree or from various other trees and shrubs. 0
- noun gum any of various sticky substances that exude from certain plants, hardening on exposure to air and dissolving or forming viscous masses in water 0
- noun gum any of various products, such as adhesives, that are made from such exudates 0
- noun gum any sticky substance used as an adhesive; mucilage; glue 0
- noun gum a gumdrop 0
- verb gum to cover or become covered, clogged, or stiffened with or as if with gum 0
- verb gum to stick together or in place with gum 0
- verb gum to emit or form gum 0
- noun gum the fleshy tissue that covers the jawbones around the bases of the teeth 0
- noun gum used in the mild oath by gum! 0
- abbreviation GUM genitourinary medicine 0
- noun gum a sticky, colloidal carbohydrate found in certain trees and plants, which dries into an uncrystallized, brittle mass that dissolves or swells in water 0
- noun gum any similar plant secretion, as resin 0
- noun gum any plant gum processed for use in industry, art, etc. 0
- noun gum an adhesive, as on the back of a postage stamp 0
- noun gum any of various sticky or viscous substances or deposits 0
- noun gum gum tree 0
- noun gum the wood of a gum tree 0