Definition of Gum up

1. Verb. Stick together as if with gum. "The inside of the pipe has gummed up"

Generic synonyms: Back Up, Choke, Choke Off, Clog, Clog Up, Congest, Foul

Definition of Gum up

1. Verb. (transitive) To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive idiomatic by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gum Up

gum lancet
gum lift
gum lifts
gum line
gum myrrh
gum olibanum
gum plant
gum resection
gum resin
gum ridge
gum sangapenum
gum terpentine
gum tree
gum trees
gum up (current term)
gumaguma
gumagumas
gumba
gumball
gumball machine
gumbe
gumbo
gumbo-limbo
gumbo limbo
gumbo limbos
gumbo soil
gumboil
gumboils

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