as in stopped (up)
to prevent passage through by filling with something
pipes gummed up with cooking grease
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Export controls have blocked Huawei and China’s leading chipmakers from access to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools and leading-edge foundry capacity around which the frontier semiconductor roadmap is organized.
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When city marshals tried to evict Charrington’s family from the home over the property dispute on April 22, about 50 protesters led by City Councilman Chi Ossé blocked the front door.
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Officers attempted to detain suspects at Turk and Taylor streets, but other people surrounded and obstructed them in an attempt to free the people, Rueca said.
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Srebnick also questioned Alber about how the view of the channel marker Pino slammed into was obstructed by other markers.
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“Gummed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummed%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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