Visual meaning of 'gummed'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of gummed: To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.

verb

To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.

"The elderly woman, having lost most of her teeth, gummed the soft peach. "

animal food body physiology action

Visual illustration of gummed: To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

verb

To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

"The carpenter gummed the teeth of the worn-out saw, making it sharper and more effective. "

technical machine work

Visual illustration of gummed: (sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.

verb

(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.

"The child gummed stickers all over his notebook. "

material substance action

Visual illustration of gummed: To stiffen with glue or gum.

verb

To stiffen with glue or gum.

"The old envelope, unused for years, had gummed shut, making it difficult to open. "

material substance chemistry

Visual illustration of gummed: (sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.

verb

(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.

"The child gummed the construction paper scraps together with too much glue, creating a messy, uneven collage. "

Visual illustration of gummed: (with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.

verb

(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.

"That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."

function process technical machine