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Gummed

verb
/ɡʌmd/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
2.verbTo deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
3.verb(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
4.verbTo stiffen with glue or gum.
5.verb(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.
6.verb(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.
"That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."

Synonyms

adhesivecloggedstickygreasedclotteddriedsnarledgreasymessedunclogcleanedunclogged

Rhymes With

thrummedbummedplumbedsuccumbedhummedthumbeddrummednumbed
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