English Explanatory Dictionary

gum up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become gooey or gummy.
  2. To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
  3. To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.

Pronunciation

en-au-gum up.ogg

Word forms

gum up gums up gumming up gummed up

Derived words

gum up the works
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