Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gum
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is soluble in water (cf. RESIN). b an adhesive substance made from this. 2 US chewing gum. 3 = GUMDROP. 4 = gum arabic. 5 = gum-tree. 6 a secretion collecting in the corner of the eye. 7 US = GUMBOOT. --v. (gummed, gumming) 1 tr. smear or cover with gum. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by down, together, etc.) fasten with gum. 3 intr. exude gum. Phrases and idioms gum arabic a gum exuded by some kinds of acacia and used as glue and in incense. gum benjamin benzoin. gum dragon tragacanth. gum juniper sandarac. gum resin a vegetable secretion of resin mixed with gum, e.g. gamboge. gum-tree a tree exuding gum, esp. a eucalyptus. gum up 1 (of a mechanism etc.) become clogged or obstructed with stickiness. 2 colloq. interfere with the smooth running of (gum up the works). up a gum-tree colloq. in great difficulties. Etymology: ME f. OF gomme ult. f. L gummi, cummi f. Gk kommi f. Egypt. kemai 2. n. (usu. in pl.) the firm flesh around the roots of the teeth. Phrases and idioms gum-shield a pad protecting a boxer's teeth and gums. Etymology: OE goma rel. to OHG guomo, ON g{oacute}mr roof or floor of the mouth 3. n. colloq. (in oaths) God (by gum!). Etymology: corrupt. of God
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English gome, from Old English gōma palate; akin to Old High German guomo palate, and perhaps to Greek chaos abyss Date: before 12th century the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws, II. transitive verb (~med; ~ming) Date: 1777 to enlarge gullets of (a saw), to chew with the ~s, III. noun Etymology: Middle English gomme, from Middle French, from Latin cummi, ~mi, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian qmyt Date: 14th century 1. any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying and are salts of complex organic acids, any of various plant exudates (as an oleoresin or ~ resin), a substance or deposit resembling a plant ~ (as in sticky or adhesive quality), 3. a tree (as a black ~) that yields ~, eucalyptus, the wood or lumber of a ~, chewing ~, IV. verb (~med; ~ming) Date: 1597 transitive verb to clog, impede, or damage with or as if with ~ , intransitive verb to exude or form ~, to become ~my, ~mer noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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