gum

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gum /g'ʌm/ (gums gumming gummed)
1 [N-MASS]
Gum is a substance, usually tasting of mint, which you chew for a long time but do not swallow.
see also bubblegum, chewing gum
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Your gums are the areas of firm, pink flesh inside your mouth, which your teeth grow out of.
The toothbrush gently removes plaque without damaging the gums.
...gum disease.
3 [N-MASS]
Gum is a type of glue that is used to stick two pieces of paper together. (mainly BRIT)
He was holding up a pound note that had been torn in half and stuck together with gum.
● gummed [ADJ] usu ADJ n
...gummed labels.
4 [ADJ]
If two things are gummed together, they are stuck together. (BRIT)
It is a mild infection in which a baby's eyelashes can become gummed together.
= stuckbub|ble gum
also bubblegum
[N-UNCOUNT]
Bubble gum is a sweet substance similar to chewing gum. You can blow it out of your mouth so it makes the shape of a bubble.
I got bubblegum on the seat of Nanna's car.chew|ing gum
[N-UNCOUNT]
Chewing gum is a kind of sweet that you can chew for a long time. You do not swallow it.
...a stick of chewing gum.
= gumgum tree (gum trees)
[N-COUNT]
A gum tree is a tree such as a eucalyptus that produces gum.

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