Origin of gum
1gum
2noun
verb (used with object), gummed, gum·ming.
Origin of gum
2gum
3Idioms
Origin of gum
3Related Words for gum
paste, wax, amber, adhesive, plaster, cement, pitch, glue, mucilage, tar, rosin, exudate, resinExamples from the Web for gum
Contemporary Examples of gum
Tessie rose, unrolled her scented handkerchief, and taking a bit of gum from a knot in the hem, placed it in her mouth.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Republicans throw up procedural obstacles just to gum up the works and run out the clock.
Having localized the jaw pain, it quickly becomes unbearable, and I spit the gum out to give my tired face a rest.
I gather up my laptop and toss the mess of gum wrappers and chewed spearmint globs into the trash can.
Walmart uses a lot more labor per sale than Costco does because it sells more than one kind of gum, and not always by the 24-pack.
Historical Examples of gum
With pitch, gum, or grease, they covered up the cracks or seams.
Welsh Fairy TalesWilliam Elliott Griffis
Here is a piece of gum benzoin, the substance from which Friar's balsam is made.
Dissolve the gum and honey in it, and strain it through muslin.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
Then, so an English writer tells us, a use was found for the gum—and a name.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
For marbling books or paper, dissolve four ounces of gum arabac in two quarts of water, and pour it into a broad vessel.