גָּזַם (v. גזז) to cut, trim.
Pi. - גִּזֵּם 1) to cut branches off (for letting the sap drip), to tap. Ab. Zar. 50ᵇ אין מְגַזְּמִין you must not tap (in the festive week or in the Sabbath year). —2) Trnsf. (cmp. b. h. קרץ a. Targ. Prov. XVI, 30) to threaten mischief. Num. R. s. 14 שהיא מְגַזֶּמֶת לעשות לו which she was threatening to do unto him.