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gumtree

(ˈɡʌmˌtriː)
n
1. (Plants) any of various trees that yield gum, such as the eucalyptus, sweet gum, and sour gum. Sometimes shortened to: gum
2. (Plants) Also called: gumwood the wood of the eucalyptus tree
3. up a gumtree informal in a very awkward position; in difficulties
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gumtree

[ˈgʌmtriː] N (gen) → árbol m gomero; (= eucalyptus) → eucalipto m
to be up a gumtree (Brit) → estar en un aprieto
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Thieves used Gumtree ploy to steal bikes; POLICE PROBE Cunning pair knew when quad seller would be out
After seeing a PS9,000 Audi A3 for sale on the Gumtree site Shezan Shabir arranged a test drive in Dewsbury, but when he came back the next day he tricked the owner into looking at a mark on the roof and drove off in his car.
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Speed freaks Brian Murdoch, who was previously caged for shooting a man in the neck, and David Gordon were locked up for their crimes, which saw them target people selling cars on Gumtree.
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