gum
/ɡʌm/noun
उच्चारण गम
मसूड़ा
Core word
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[C, usually pl.]
the firm pink flesh around the teeth
मसूड़ा
- Brush your teeth and gums twice a day.
- Bleeding gums can be a sign of vitamin C deficiency.
- The dentist said her gums were healthy.
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- His gums were sore after the tooth was removed.
- Brushing too hard can hurt your gums.
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[U]
a sweet that you chew but do not swallow
च्युइंग गम
- a packet of gum
- Please do not chew gum in class.
- He was told off for chewing gum in the library.
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- Gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe.
- She blew a big bubble with her gum.
Synonyms chewing gum
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[U] especially British
a type of glue used for sticking together light things, such as paper
गोंद, लेई
- a bottle of gum
- Use gum to stick the paper to the notebook cover.
- The children used gum to paste cut-outs in their scrapbooks.
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- There is a tube of gum in the drawer.
- Gum is not strong enough for sticking wood.
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[U]
a sticky substance produced by some types of tree
(पेड़ का) गोंद
- Gum from the acacia tree is used in cooking and medicine.
- Gum from the babool tree is used in traditional sweets.
- Gum from the tree is collected by making a cut in the bark.
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- Gum from this tree is used in food and medicines.
- The tree oozed a sticky gum when the bark was damaged.
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[T] ~ A to B | ~ A and B together
to stick two things together with glue
गोंद से चिपकाना
- The label was gummed to the bottle.
- Gum the pieces together before you paint them.
- She gummed the stamp to the envelope.
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- He gummed the labels onto the jars one by one.
- The pages had been gummed together by spilt syrup.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
gum (uncountable) vs a gum (countable)
Chewing gum and glue are uncountable. For the body part, say the gums (plural) or a gum of one tooth.
Chewing gum और गोंद uncountable हैं। शरीर के अंग के लिए प्रायः 'gums' (बहुवचन) का प्रयोग होता है।
- Chewing gum is not allowed in the exam hall.
- Her gums were red and swollen.
gum + A to B / gum A and B together
As a verb, gum means to stick with glue.
क्रिया के रूप में 'gum' का अर्थ गोंद से चिपकाना है।
- Radhika gummed the label to the bottle.
- He gummed the two sheets together.
gum something up
This phrasal verb means to block or clog something with a sticky substance.
यह phrasal verb किसी चीज़ को चिपचिपे पदार्थ से जाम कर देने के अर्थ में आता है।
- Old oil had gummed up the machine.
gum + noun
Gum can modify other nouns: gum disease, gum tree, gum arabic.
'Gum' दूसरे noun से पहले आकर gum disease, gum tree जैसे प्रयोग बनाता है।
- Brushing twice a day prevents gum disease.
by gum / gum for chewing
By gum is an old-fashioned, informal exclamation; gum for chewing is the usual modern sense.
'By gum' पुराना अनौपचारिक विस्मयादिबोधक है; आधुनिक प्रयोग में 'gum' प्रायः चबाने वाली गम है।
- By gum, that was a close finish!
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verb + gum
chewblowstickspit outswallow
- He was told to spit out the gum before entering the class.
adjective + gum(s)
bleedingswollensorehealthysticky
- Bleeding gums can be a sign of vitamin C deficiency.
type of gum
chewingbubblenicotinenaturalgum arabic
- Gum arabic comes from the sap of acacia trees.
gum + noun
diseasetreeboilshieldwrapper
- He threw the gum wrapper into the dustbin.
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- The dentist checked her teeth and gums.
दंत-चिकित्सक ने उसके दाँत और मसूड़े जाँचे।
- Use gum to fix the picture on the chart paper.
चार्ट-पेपर पर चित्र चिपकाने के लिए गोंद का प्रयोग करो।
- The child stuck his chewing gum under the desk.
बच्चे ने अपनी च्युइंग गम मेज़ के नीचे चिपका दी।
- Gum from the neem tree is used in traditional medicine.
नीम के पेड़ का गोंद पारंपरिक चिकित्सा में प्रयोग होता है।
- Dust gummed up the lock, and the key would not turn.
धूल ने ताले को जाम कर दिया और चाबी घूमती नहीं थी।
- Radhika read that gum from certain trees is used in sweets and medicines.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि कुछ पेड़ों का गोंद मिठाइयों और दवाओं में प्रयोग होता है।
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✗ I have a pain in my gum since morning.
✓ I have had a pain in my gum since morning.
A state that began in the past and continues needs a perfect tense with since.
'Since' के साथ जारी स्थिति के लिए perfect tense चाहिए।
✗ Don't chew gums in class.
✓ Don't chew gum in class.
Chewing gum is uncountable, so it takes no plural s.
Chewing gum uncountable है, इसलिए उसमें plural 's' नहीं लगता।
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gum something up
to fill something with a sticky substance so that it stops working properly
किसी चीज़ को चिपचिपे पदार्थ से भरकर जाम कर देना
- Dust and oil had gummed up the old machine.
- Her eyes were gummed up with sleep.