Meaning of gum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A 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.
   uncountable
2. A surname.
3. Initialism of genitourinary medicine.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
4. The flesh around the teeth.
   in-plural, often
5. ISO 639-3 language code for Guambiano
6. Any viscous or sticky substance resembling the true gum.
   uncountable
7. Initialism of GUM (department store).
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
8. The flesh around the teeth
9. Chewing gum.
   uncountable
10. To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal
11. A single piece of chewing gum.
    countable
12. To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer
13. A gummi candy.
    South-Africa, countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
14. A 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
15. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive.
    Southern-US, US, countable, dialectal, uncountable
16. A vessel or bin made from a hollow log.
    Southern-US, US, countable, dialectal, uncountable
17. A rubber overshoe.
    US, countable, dialectal, uncountable
18. A gum tree, any of various types of trees or an individual thereof.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“gum arabic”

“gum-oleo-resin”

“gum benzoin”

“[…] becoomed wi' the gum o' the coal-hill […]”

“Do you have a gum to spare?”

“Levi unwrapped a gum and put it in his mouth.”

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