GUM UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stick together as if with gum

Example:

the inside of the pipe has gummed up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "gum up" is one way to...):

back up; choke; choke off; clog; clog up; congest; foul (become or cause to become obstructed)

Sentence frames:

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