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gumball
/ɡʌmbɔl/
noun 4
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3VERB + GUMBALL
steal
GUMBALL + NOUN
machine
PREP.
in, into, with
Definitions
noun
1
Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
Remember those clear globe dispensers with gumballs for a penny?
2
A silly, laughable person.
When he drinks too much he's a gumball.
3
The flashing lights on top of a police car.
4
The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree.
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Remember those clear globe dispensers with gumballs for a penny?
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When he drinks too much he's a gumball.
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Tom put a quarter into the gumball machine.
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"What do you get when you cross a bee with a gumball?" "I don't know." "Me neither, I was just asking."
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"Why did you steal the gumball machine?" "I just really wanted gumballs."
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Tom put a quarter in the gumball machine.
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