Definitions for gum
gʌmgum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. chewing gum, gumnoun

   a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

2. gingiva, gumnoun

   the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

3. gumnoun

   any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

4. glue, gum, mucilagenoun

   cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

5. gumwood, gumnoun

   wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

6. gum tree, gumverb

   any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

7. gumverb

   cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

   "if you gum the tape it is stronger"

8. mumble, gumverb

   grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

   "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"

9. gumverb

   become sticky

10. gumverb

    exude or form gum

    "these trees gum in the Spring"

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Gumverb

   To chew with the gums, rather than with the teeth.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GUMnoun

   1.A vegetable substance differing from a resin, in being more viscid and less friable, and generally dissolving in aqueous menstruums; whereas resins, being more sulphurous, require a spirituous dissolvent. John Quincy

   Etymology: gummi, Latin.

   One whose eyes,
   Albeit unused to the melting mood,
   Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees
   Their medicinal gum. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   He ripens spices, fruit, and precious gum,
   Which from remotest regions hither come. Edmund Waller.

   Her maiden train,
   Who bore the vests that holy rites require,
   Incense, and od’rous gums, and cover’d fire. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. [ goma , Saxon; gumme, Dutch.] The fleshy covering that invests and contains the teeth.

   From the babe that milks me
   I’d pluck my nipple from his boneless gums. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Untwists a wire, and from her gums
   A set of teeth completely comes. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Gumverb

   To close with gum; to smear with gum.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The eyelids are apt to be gummed together with a viscous humour. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   To prevent the gumming of the eyelids cut a piece of sponge, and lay it wet upon the eye. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

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1. gum

   Gum is a sticky, chewable substance used for freshening breath or recreational chewing. It typically comes in various forms and flavors and is made from a type of tree sap base combined with flavorings and sweeteners. In a broader context, gum can refer to any of a wide variety of adhesive or viscous substances, both natural and synthetic, including substances derived from plants and trees.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gumnoun

   the dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws

2. Gumverb

   to deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw). See Gummer

3. Gumnoun

   a vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins

4. Gumnoun

   see Gum tree, below

5. Gumnoun

   a hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log

6. Gumnoun

   a rubber overshoe

7. Gumverb

   to smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance

8. Gumverb

   to exude or from gum; to become gummy

9. Etymology: [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. , prob. from an Egyptian form kam; cf. It. gomma.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gum

   gum, n. the firm fleshy tissue which surrounds the teeth: (slang) insolence.—n. Gum′boil, a boil or small abscess on the gum. [A.S. góma, jaws; Ice. gómr, Ger. gaumen, palate.]

2. Gum

   gum, n. a substance which exudes from certain trees and plants, and hardens on the surface, including those containing arabin, bassorin, and gum-resins.—v.t. to smear or unite with gum:—pr.p. gum′ming; pa.p. gummed.—ns. Gum′-ar′abic, a gum obtained from various species of acacia; Gum′-drag′on, tragacanth; Gum′-elas′tic, india-rubber or caoutchouc; Gum′-ju′niper, sandarac.—adj. Gummif′erous, producing gum.—ns. Gum′miness; Gum′ming, act of fastening with gum, esp. the application of gum-water to a lithographic stone: a disease, marked by a discharge of gum, affecting stone-fruit; Gummos′ity, gumminess.—adjs. Gum′mous, Gum′my, consisting of or resembling gum: producing or covered with gum.—ns. Gum′-rash, red-gum; Gum′-res′in, a vegetable secretion formed of resin mixed with more or less gum or mucilage; Gum′-tree, a name applied to various American and Australian trees; Chew′ing-gum (see Chew). [O. Fr. gomme—L. gummi—Gr. kommi; prob. Coptic komē, gum.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GUM

   A substance for sticking. GUM-GAME A game in which some one is stuck.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gum

   "Shaking the gum out of a sail" is said of the effect of bad weather on new canvas.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gum

   A form of tissue in the mouth of an animal or human being.

   We all brush our teeth and pay attention to the gum area to ensure they are clean.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 15, 2020  

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1. GUM

   What does GUM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GUM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GUM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gum is ranked #12504 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gum surname appeared 2,479 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Gum.
   
   88.6% or 2,198 total occurrences were White.
   4.2% or 106 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.3% or 58 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 56 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 47 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Tissue
   • Apply
   • Cement
   • Change
   • Chew
   • Exudate
   • Exude
   • Sweet
   • Wood

Anagrams for gum »

1. mug

How to pronounce gum?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gum in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gum in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of gum in a Sentence

1. Sarah Paulson:

   In fact, when I smoked, my brother used to always tell me that I was a kleptomaniac with all the lighters. But… I just take things. So yeah, I’ve stolen a lot, unconsciously. there was some gum, there was a Jolly Rancher I might have stolen, some Sweet Tarts. My favorite candy in all of time.

2. John Nese:

   When you taste them, they all have a cream finish on them, no matter what the flavor is, you can get a raspberry or a bubble gum or whatever it is, but it just has that real smooth finish on it. You know it when you taste it.

3. Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin:

   We have one guy in Washington who thinks he owns Kentucky, were right, and well be right in the end. And one guy can gum up the works if he wants, for a while, but this, too, shall pass.

4. Gary Coody:

   We've seen pills, coffees, chewing gum and dissolvable oral strips that contain hidden drug ingredients or untested chemicals.

5. George Will:

   In the 1940s a survey listed the top seven discipline problems in public schools talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls, getting out of turn in line, wearing improper clothes, not putting paper in wastebaskets. A 1980s survey lists these top seven drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, assault. (Arson, gang warfare and venereal disease are also-rans.)

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gum
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=gum
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gum
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gum
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gum
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=gum
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=gum
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html