Gum
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- One Last Smoke: Parodied when a soldier can't have cigarettes because the Colonnel is trying to stop smoking, so he's given bubble gum instead.
Source: Comic Book / Sturmtruppen -
The only problem is they are flying around and you need to gum up the pages with paint to stop them.
Source: Video Game / Epic Mickey - The gum in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist is a true running gag (some people can't stop gagging for hours after seeing it...).
Source: Running Gag / Film
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Stop and Gum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gum/stop
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Stop or Gum. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gum/stop.
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