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glue
(glo͞o)n.
1.
a. A strong liquid adhesive obtained by boiling collagenous animal parts such as bones, hides, and hooves into hard gelatin and then adding water.
b. Any of various similar adhesives, such as paste, mucilage, or epoxy.
2. An adhesive force or factor: Idealism was the glue that held our group together.
tr.v. glued, glu·ing, glues
1. To stick, fasten, or cause to adhere: glued the broken leg of the chair together.
2. To cause to be focused on or directed at something: Our eyes were glued to the stage.
[Middle English glu, from Old French, from Late Latin glūs, glūt-, from Latin glūten.]
glu′ey adj.
glu′i·ness n.
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glue
(ɡluː)n
1. (Chemistry) any natural or synthetic adhesive, esp a sticky gelatinous substance prepared by boiling animal products such as bones, skin, and horns
2. any other sticky or adhesive substance
vb, glues, gluing, glueing or glued
(tr) to join or stick together with or as if with glue
[C14: from Old French glu, from Late Latin glūs; compare Greek gloios]
ˈglueˌlike adj
ˈgluer n
ˈgluey, ˈglueish adj
ˈgluily adv
ˈglueyness, ˈgluiness n
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glue
(glu)n., v. glued, glu•ing. n.
1. a hard protein gelatin obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water and used as a strong adhesive.
2. any of various preparations of this or a similar substance, used as an adhesive.
v.t. 3. to join or attach firmly with glue or as if with glue: to glue a label on a package; to glue one's eyes to the TV set.
[1300–50; Middle English glu, gleu < Old French glu < Late Latin glūtem, acc. of glūs, for Latin glūten; compare gluten]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
glue
(glo͞o) A thick, sticky substance made of gelatin or other substances, such as epoxy, resin, or polyethylene. Glues are used to join things together.
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glue
Past participle: glued
Gerund: glueing/gluing
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| Noun | 1. |  glue - cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesiveanimal glue - a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses casein glue - made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork fish glue - gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish marine glue - glue that is not water soluble cement - something that hardens to act as adhesive material |
| Verb | 1. | glue - join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" attach - cause to be attached epoxy - glue with epoxy; "epoxy the shards" |
| 2. | glue - be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her" fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" |
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glue
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
lepidlolepitpřilepit
limlimeklisterklistre
liimaliimata
ljepilozalijepitilijepiti
ragasztó
límlíma
接着剤接着剤でつける
붙이다풀
gluten
klijuoti
līmelīmēt
lepilolepiti
klisterlimmaklistralim
ใช้กาวติดกาว
dán lạihồ dán
glue
[gluː]B. VT
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
glue
[ˈgluː] n → colle f
vt → coller
to glue sth together → coller qch ensemble
to glue sth to sth → coller qch à qch
to be glued to the television [person] → être cloué(e) devant la télévision
He kept his eyes glued to the clock, waiting for 4.30 → Il avait les yeux fixés sur la pendule, attendant 4h30.glue-sniffer [ˈgluːsnɪfər] n → sniffeur/euse m/f de colle glue-sniffing [ˈgluːsnɪfɪŋ] n → inhalation f de colle
to glue sth together → coller qch ensemble
to glue sth to sth → coller qch à qch
to be glued to the television [person] → être cloué(e) devant la télévision
He kept his eyes glued to the clock, waiting for 4.30 → Il avait les yeux fixés sur la pendule, attendant 4h30.glue-sniffer [ˈgluːsnɪfər] n → sniffeur/euse m/f de colle glue-sniffing [ˈgluːsnɪfɪŋ] n → inhalation f de colle
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glue
vt → kleben, leimen; to glue something together → etw zusammenkleben or -leimen; to glue something down/on → etw fest-/ankleben; to glue something to something → etw an etw (acc) → kleben, etw an etw (dat) → festkleben; her ear was glued to the keyhole → ihr Ohr klebte am Schlüsselloch; to keep one’s eyes glued to somebody/something → jdn/etw nicht aus den Augen lassen; his eyes were glued to the screen → seine Augen hingen an der Leinwand; he’s been glued to the TV all evening → er hängt schon den ganzen Abend vorm Fernseher (inf); he stood there as if glued to the spot → er stand wie angewurzelt da; we were glued to our seats → wir saßen wie gebannt auf unseren Plätzen
glue
:glue pot
n → Leimtopf m
glue-sniffer
n → (Klebstoff)schnüffler(in) m(f)
glue-sniffing
n → (Klebstoff)schnüffeln nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
glue
[gluː]1. n → colla
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glue
(gluː) noun a substance used for sticking things together. That glue will not stick plastic to wood.
verb to join (things) with glue.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
glue
→ غِراء, يُغَرِّي lepidlo, lepit lim, lime kleben, Klebstoff κόλλα, κολλάω pegamento, pegar liima, liimata colle, coller ljepilo, zalijepiti colla, incollare 接着剤, 接着剤でつける 붙이다, 풀 lijm, lijmen lim, lime klej, skleić cola, colar клеить, клей klister, limma ใช้กาวติด, กาว tutkal, yapıştırmak dán lại, hồ dán 粘贴, 胶水Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
glue
n. cola, goma de pegar;
___ ear → oído tupido o tapado con cerumen;
___ -sniffing → inhalación de ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
glue
n (as drug of abuse) pegamentoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.