(~s, ~ming, ~med)
1.
Gum is a substance, usually tasting of mint, which you chew for a long time but do not swallow.
N-MASS
see also bubble~ , chewing ~
2.
Your ~s are the areas of firm, pink flesh inside your mouth, which your teeth grow out of.
The toothbrush gently removes plaque without damaging the ~s.
...~ disease.
N-COUNT: usu pl
3.
Gum is a type of glue that is used to stick two pieces of paper together. (mainly BRIT)
He was holding up a pound note that had been torn in half and stuck together with ~.
N-MASS
~med
...~med labels.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
4.
If two things are ~med together, they are stuck together. (BRIT)
It is a mild infection in which a baby’s eyelashes can become ~med together.
= stuck
ADJ