gum up
US /ɡʌm ʌp/
・UK /ɡʌm ʌp/
B2
phr.v.To cause a machine or process to stop by clogging or jamming.
The machine gummed up because of dirt and dust.
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How Humphrey Bogart Became A Legend
- Now the only chance I've got of catching them and tying them up and bringing them in is by staying as far away as possible from you and the police because you're the only gum up the works.
Now the only chance I've got of catching them and tying them up and bringing them in is by staying as far away as possible from you and the police because you're the only gum up the works.
- The only chance I've got of catching them and tying them up and bringing them in is by staying as far away as possible from you and the police, because you'd only gum up the works.
The only chance I've got of catching them and tying them up and bringing them in is by staying as far away as possible from you and the police, because you'd only gum up the works.
Reacher & Co. vs. Biker Gang | REACHER Season 2 | Clip | Prime Video
- Maybe you can gum up the works, keep the missiles out of the wrong hands.
Maybe you can gum up the works, keep the missiles out of the wrong hands.
Examining the Supreme Court Decision to Support Birthright Citizenship
- I think they will try to say, "No, we're not going to process those applications," or, "We will refuse them." And I think they will they will try to do things like that to try to gum up the work, basically saying, "We're not going we're going to make it as hard as possible to reward this situation of someone being born here and being given all of the categories of citizenship." But at the end, citizenship is citizenship, and
I think they will try to say, "No, we're not going to process those applications," or, "We will refuse them." And I think they will they will try to do things like that to try to gum up the work, basically saying, "We're not going we're going to make it as hard as possible to reward this situation of someone being born here and being given all of the categories of citizenship." But at the end, citizenship is citizenship, and
Brooks and Capehart on Blanche’s stalled nomination and Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund'
- Is this an institutional line being drawn by these Republican senators, or is this just two lame-duck senators now with enough leverage to gum up the works over this issue that they feel deeply about?
Is this an institutional line being drawn by these Republican senators, or is this just two lame-duck senators now with enough leverage to gum up the works over this issue that they feel deeply about?
Turning styrofoam into cinnamon candy
- This is because if there was enough left, it could cause it all to gum up again, and
This is because if there was enough left, it could cause it all to gum up again, and
PBS News Hour full episode, July 31, 2026
- Is this an institutional line being drawn by these Republican senators, or is this just two lame-duck senators now with enough leverage to gum up the works over this issue that they feel deeply about?
Is this an institutional line being drawn by these Republican senators, or is this just two lame-duck senators now with enough leverage to gum up the works over this issue that they feel deeply about?
What Do I Project onto Other People?
- As a result, our projections gum up our relationships with the world around us.
As a result, our projections gum up our relationships with the world around us.