1 [C,usually pl.] either of the firm areas of flesh in the mouth to which the teeth are attached:
gum disease
2 [U] a sticky substance produced by some types of tree
3 [U] a type of glue used for sticking light things together, such as paper
4 [U] = CHEWINGGUM
5 [C] a firm transparent fruit-flavoured sweet/candy that you chew:
fruit gums
IDIOMS
by gum! (old-fashioned, BrE, spoken) used to show surprise
verb (-mm-) [VN] [usually +adv./prep.] ~ A to B
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is gum a noun, verb, or something else?
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