gum
/gʌm/ n [U] (STICKY SUBSTANCE)Definition
› a sticky substance obtained from the stems of some trees and plants that is used in industry and for sticking things together › Gum is also chewing gum: Most teachers dont allow their students to chew gum in class. gum /gʌm/ v (-mm-) › Nearly everything the old silverback eats gets boiled, steamed or soaked so he can gum it down.
(Definition of gum n (STICKY SUBSTANCE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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