gumsomethingup
phrasal verbwithgumverb[T]old-fashioneduk/ɡʌm/us/ɡʌm/-mm-
topreventsomething fromworkingoropeningin theusualway because of beingblockedorstuck:
When Iwokeup thismorningmyeyeswere allgummedup.
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- blocksomethingoff
- bung
- choke
- closet
- congest
- cork
- dam
- damsomethingup
- gum
- sealsomethingoff
- self-seal
- self-sealing
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingin(something)
- silt
- the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom
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Covering and adding layers