Definitions For Gum

noun

• The tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
• A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
• Any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
• Wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
• Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
• Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

verb

• Exude or form gum
• Become sticky
• Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
• Cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum