gum something up

gum something up
CLOG (UP), choke (up), stop up, plug; obstruct; informal bung up; Brit. informal gunge up; technical occlude.
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ˌgum sthˈup derived
usually passive (BrE, informal) to cover or fill sth with a sticky substance so that it stops moving or working as it should

Open and close the valves occasionally so they don't get gummed up.

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  • gum up — PHRASAL VERB To gum something up means to stop it working properly or efficiently. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] Regulators may gum up an efficient system... [be V ed P] The house price chain is gummed up. [Also V n P] …   English dictionary

  • gum up something — gum up (something) to cause something to stop working well. Don t send any attachments or pictures, because they tend to gum up my computer. Related vocabulary: gum up the works Etymology: based on the idea of getting gum (= a sticky substance)… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • gum — 1 noun 1 (countable usually plural) one of the two areas of firm pink flesh at the top and bottom of your mouth, in which your teeth are fixed 2 (U) chewing gum 3 (U) a sticky substance found in the stems of some trees 4 (U) BrE a special kind of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Gum wrapper chain — A gum wrapper chain is a paper chain of any length that is made of discarded wrappers from sticks of chewing gum. Each wrapper can be used to make two chain links. This method will create thin links that can easily slide over one another. It is… …   Wikipedia

  • gum — I. /gʌm / (say gum) noun 1. any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air, and soluble in, or forming a viscid mass with, water. 2. any of various similar exudations, such as resin, kino gum, etc. 3. a… …  

  • gum — {{11}}gum (n.1) resin, c.1300, from O.Fr. gome (medicinal) gum, resin, from L.L. gumma, from L. gummi, from Gk. kommi gum, from Egyptian kemai. As a shortened form of chewing gum, first attested 1842 in Amer.Eng. The gum tree (1670s) was so… …   Etymology dictionary

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