CHEWING GUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does chewing gum mean?
• CHEWING GUM (noun)
The noun CHEWING GUM has 2 senses:
1. a gum prepared for chewing; sweetened and flavored
2. a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
Familiarity information: CHEWING GUM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHEWING GUM (noun)
Meaning:
A gum prepared for chewing; sweetened and flavored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("chewing gum" is a kind of...):
gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)
Meronyms (substance of "chewing gum"):
chicle; chicle gum (gum-like substance from the sapodilla)
Meaning:
A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
gum; chewing gum
Hypernyms ("chewing gum" is a kind of...):
confection; sweet (a food rich in sugar)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chewing gum"):
gum ball (a ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar)
bubble gum (a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles)
