eng: gum

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Meaning
means	(noun) a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing chewing gum, gum
means	(noun) the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth gum, gingiva
means	(noun) any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying gum
means	(noun) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive mucilage, glue, gum
means	(noun) wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum gumwood, gum
means	(noun) any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum gum tree, gum
means	(verb) cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger" gum
means	(verb) grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" gum, mumble
means	(verb) become sticky gum
means	(verb) exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring" gum