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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
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: 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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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Nights like Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers serve as stark reminders why —because Hart doesn’t only connect his teammates to one another in true glue-guy fashion.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Caroly is immediately affected, glued to the TV; John, suddenly irritable, retreats.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Self-adhesive, latex-free lashes are designed for limitless creativity -- apply effortlessly, anytime and anywhere for a stunning look that can be reused again and again with no glue needed.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Nights like Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers serve as stark reminders why —because Hart doesn’t only connect his teammates to one another in true glue-guy fashion.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Others had their eyes glued to their cell phones.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Caroly is immediately affected, glued to the TV; John, suddenly irritable, retreats.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glue. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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