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Definition of Glue
1. Noun. Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive.
Specialized synonyms: Animal Glue, Casein Glue, Fish Glue, Marine Glue
Generic synonyms: Cement
Derivative terms: Gluey, Gum, Gummy, Mucilaginous
2. Verb. Join or attach with or as if with glue. "Cut and paste the sentence in the text"
Generic synonyms: Attach
Specialized synonyms: Epoxy
Derivative terms: Paste, Paster, Paster
3. Verb. Be fixed as if by glue. "His eyes were glued on her"
Definition of Glue
1. n. A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances.
2. v. t. To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten.
Definition of Glue
1. to fasten with glue (an adhesive substance) [v GLUED, GLUING or GLUEING, GLUES]
Medical Definition of Glue
1.
To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. "This cold, congealed blood That glues my lips, and will not let me speak." (Shak)
Origin: F. Gluer. See Glue.
A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc, of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances. Bee glue. See Bee. Fish glue, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders; isinglass.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glue
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