gum up

/gəm əp/
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Other forms: gummed up; gumming up; gums up

Definitions of gum up
  1. verb
    stick together as if with gum
    “the inside of the pipe has gummed up”
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    type of:
    back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
    become or cause to become obstructed
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