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glue

/ɡluː/

noun

Meaning

  • A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

  • Anything that binds two things or people together.

  • Birdlime.

verb

Meaning

  • To join or attach something using glue.

    "I need to glue the chair-leg back into place."

  • To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively.

    "His eyes were glued to the screen."

Synonyms

adhere,
cling,
stick,
agglutinate,
conglutinate,
gum,
paste