gum

What is the Definition of gum?

Noun:

1. a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle)
2. the tissue (covered by mucous membrane)
3. any of various substances (soluble in water)
4. cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
5. wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
6. any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

Verb:

1. cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
2. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
3. become sticky
4. exude or form gum

Other meanings of gum (synonyms, cognates).