Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gum_up
1 sense of gum up
Sense 1
gum up -- (stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up")
=> clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul -- (become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up")