gum sth up
— phrasal verb with gum uk/ɡʌm/us/ɡʌm/verb [ T ] -mm- old-fashioned
to prevent something from working or opening in the usual way because of being blocked or stuck :
When I woke up this morning my eyes were all gummed up.
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Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block sth off
- block sth up
- dam
- dam sth up
- dark
- ensconce
- ensconced
- gum
- jam
- occlude
- seal
- shut (sth) off
- shutter
- silt (sth) up
- snap
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
- wedge
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