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Gum

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1.SymbolISO 639-3 language code for Guambiano.
2.NounThe flesh around the teeth.
3.VerbTo chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
4.VerbTo deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
5.NounA viscous water-soluble carbohydrate exudate of certain plants that hardens when it becomes dry, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate.
"gum arabic; gum-oleo-resin"
6.NounAny viscous or sticky substance resembling the true gum.
"gum benzoin"
7.NounChewing gum.
8.NounA single piece of chewing gum.
"Do you have a gum to spare?"
9.NounA gummi candy.
10.NounA hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive.
11.NounA vessel or bin made from a hollow log.
12.NounA rubber overshoe.
13.NounA gum tree, any of various types of trees or an individual thereof.
14.VerbTo apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
15.VerbTo stiffen with glue or gum.
16.VerbTo inelegantly attach into a sequence.
17.VerbTo 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."
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