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Idiom: Gum Up

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To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.

To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.

Example Sentences

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Leaves falling into the gutter can gum up the downspout.

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