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
1
: 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
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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Local French oak was used for the walls and fixtures, echoing the Canadian company’s sustainability commitments, while aluminum shelving has been engineered without glue for easy recycling.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
For the shorts, Pezzatta glued sparkly black trim to the sides.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Health inspectors closed the Sacramento diner after discovering more than a dozen dead and live German cockroaches on the cook’s line and on a glue trap.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Local French oak was used for the walls and fixtures, echoing the Canadian company’s sustainability commitments, while aluminum shelving has been engineered without glue for easy recycling.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Nothing will dampen your bonding time like being glued to a device.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
For the shorts, Pezzatta glued sparkly black trim to the sides.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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