gum

Sense 1 noun

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

Sense 2 verb

cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

if you gum the tape it is stronger

Sense 3 noun

the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

Sense 4 verb

grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food

Sense 5 noun

any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

Sense 6 verb

become sticky

Sense 7 noun

cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

Sense 8 verb

exude or form gum

these trees gum in the Spring

Sense 9 noun

wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

Sense 10 noun

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum