gum

n 1: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

[syn: {chewing gum}]

2: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that

surrounds the bases of the teeth [syn: {gingiva}]

3: any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from

certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden

on drying

4: a strong liquid cement [syn: {glue}, {mucilage}]

5: wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the

sweet gum [syn: {gumwood}]

6: any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar

or Nyssa that are sources of gum [syn: {gum tree}]

v 1: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great

difficulty; of babies and old people [syn: {mumble}]

2: exude or from gum; of certain trees