Glue /ɡluː/

The meaning and definition of Glue, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

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.

verb

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

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