gummed
- adjective
- /ɡʌmd/
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pegajoso
- We used gummed tape to attach the papers together for the presentation.
And now our two Pistons are gummed up.
- And now our two Pistons are gummed up.
- So the fuel line is all gummed up and there's a form hose that's on the tank.
Examples
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It is important to tell students that only one gummed circle should go in the boundary of a single country, even if several banknotes are from that country.
Academic text (1991) -
The season dims, and sleep is a carnival of dreaming: red-gummed, open mouths, breasts.
Fiction book (1997) -
If you use extruded acrylic, it won't really work and you will get a huge mass with melted parts, a completely gummed carving bit, and horrible cutting edges.
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The teacher handed out gummed labels for the students to stick on their projects.
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He carefully placed the gummed edges of the envelope to seal it shut.
Synonyms
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1.0
Covered with a substance that keeps it on other things
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3.2
Thick and sticky so things stick together
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3.7
Sticky and likely to cling to your hands
Having a wet, glue like feel that makes things stay on it
Very sticky and thick so things stick together
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Etymology
Gummed comes from gum, the sticky substance from trees and the glue used on stamps — think of chewing gum or stamp glue. So something gummed is 'coated with glue' and ready 'to stick'.