"gum up the works" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: gums up the works [present, singular, third-person], gumming up the works [participle, present], gummed up the works [participle, past], gummed up the works [past]
Etymology: From gum up + the works. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gum up}} gum up, {{m|en|the works}} the works Head templates: {{en-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 Tags: informal Synonyms: throw a spanner in the works [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gum_up_the_works-en-verb-5~pJntkd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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