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gums up the works

gums up the works is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gum up the works.

Meaning of gum up the works

Verb

gum up the works (third-person singular simple present gums up the works, present participle gumming up the works, simple past and past participle gummed up the works)

  1. (informal) Synonym of throw a spanner in the works.

Questions about gums up the works

What is gums up the works the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gums up the works is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gum up the works.

Words near gums up the works in the dictionary

  1. gumptious
  2. gums
  3. gums ammoniac
  4. gums arabic
  5. gums up
  6. gums up the works
  7. gumshield
  8. gumshields
  9. gumshoe
  10. gumshoed
  11. gumshoeing

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