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- [guhm uhp]
- /gʌm ʌp/
- /ɡʌm ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guhm uhp]
- /gʌm ʌp/
Definitions of gum up words
- noun gum up any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water. 1
- noun gum up any of various similar exudations, as resin. 1
- noun gum up a preparation of such a substance, as for use in the arts or bookbinding. 1
- noun gum up chewing gum. 1
- noun gum up mucilage; glue. 1
- noun gum up rubber1 (def 1). 1
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Origin of gum up
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English gomme < Old French < Vulgar Latin *gumma, for Latin gummi, cummi < Greek kómmi
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Parts of speech for Gum up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gum up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gum up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gum up
verb gum up
- bungle — If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- ball up — to muddle or bungle
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- boggle — If you say that the mind boggles at something or that something boggles the mind, you mean that it is so strange or amazing that it is difficult to imagine or understand.