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Meaning of gummed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

gummed

Pronunciation:/ɡʌmd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.

  2. To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

verb

Definitions

  1. (sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.

  2. To stiffen with glue or gum.

  3. (sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.

  4. (with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.

    Example: That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.