gum up
Example Sentences
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That is gumming up private-equity’s tried-and-true formula of raising money from investors to buy companies, then flipping them for a profit a few years later.
But they are not meeting the lofty goals set by the administration, and everything that gums up the process slows them down.
From Salon
However, the Federation of Small Businesses has expressed reservations about the plan, warning that unlimited settlements "would be difficult and further gum up tribunals".
From BBC
In part, that’s because of how easy it’s become to gum up the Senate.
From Los Angeles Times
It also could take a long time for Saudi Arabia to actually take possession of the jets and the process could get gummed up in Congress or derailed by other developments.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
