1
a
: any of various strong adhesive substances
especially
: a hard protein chiefly gelatinous substance that absorbs water to form a viscous solution with strong adhesive properties and that is obtained by cooking down collagenous materials (such as hides or bones)
b
: a solution of glue used for sticking things together
2
: something that binds together
enough social glue … to satisfy the human desire for community—
E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
glued; gluing also glueing
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: to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue
gluing the parts together
used that war to glue together a frail story—Gloria Emerson
Gloria Emerson2
: to cause to remain continuously or to be fixed steadily
—usually used with to
the spectators were glued to their seats
all eyes glued to the TV screen
Synonyms
Examples of glue in a Sentence
Noun
The hardware store offers several different glues.
used glue to stick the photo in the album
Verb
I glued the pieces of the cup back together.
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Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Several TikTok users claimed nail glue is basically the same as super glue.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2024
Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
There’s 13 or so different pieces that get glued and get body-paint detail.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The infamously scary tunnel connecting Coraline to her Other Mother was made with an air hose attached to a glue gun sprayed over wires to get that cobweb effect.
—Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Several TikTok users claimed nail glue is basically the same as super glue.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
The financial world was just as glued to the prediction markets as political types were.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
There’s 13 or so different pieces that get glued and get body-paint detail.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glue. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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