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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
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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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Walberg has become the indispensable glue that elevated the series from trash TV to a therapeutic exercise for both the cast and audience.
—Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 6 May 2026
According to testimony from a preliminary hearing last fall, Dale paid Rylaarsdam just over $11,000 and made a series of requests in text messages that included tying him up, wrapping him in cling wrap and gluing boots to his feet.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
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Noun
Extension cables kept the wires tidy inside the body, and hot glue and super glue held delicate parts in place during the final build.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Walberg has become the indispensable glue that elevated the series from trash TV to a therapeutic exercise for both the cast and audience.
—Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
Verb
Rather than being glued to our phones for updates, in the not-so-distant future, where personal data and context is always streamed, our devices will become anticipatory.
—Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 6 May 2026
According to testimony from a preliminary hearing last fall, Dale paid Rylaarsdam just over $11,000 and made a series of requests in text messages that included tying him up, wrapping him in cling wrap and gluing boots to his feet.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glue. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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