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
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: 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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Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
At the Pink Pony Club, everyone will be apportioned one pair of bright-white plastic buck teeth and a tube of super glue.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
To create them, trace and cut two egg shapes, decorate as desired, then glue the edges together—leaving a small opening to tuck in a message or seed packets or candy before sealing.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Plastered firmly onto my soul and sealed by the kind of glue that holds entire generations together.
—Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
At the Pink Pony Club, everyone will be apportioned one pair of bright-white plastic buck teeth and a tube of super glue.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
For days and nights, all eyes were glued to an impossibly thin metal chimney that sprouted from the fabled Sistine Chapel.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
To create them, trace and cut two egg shapes, decorate as desired, then glue the edges together—leaving a small opening to tuck in a message or seed packets or candy before sealing.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glue. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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