superglue

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noun

su·​per·​glue ˈsü-pər-ˌglü How to pronounce superglue (audio)
variants or super glue or less commonly super-glue
plural superglues or super glues also super-glues
: a very strong glue : crazy glue
specifically : a glue whose chief ingredient is a cyanoacrylate that becomes adhesive through polymerization rather than evaporation of a solvent

superglue

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verb

variants or less commonly super-glue or super glue
superglued also super-glued or super glued; supergluing or superglueing also super-gluing or super-glueing or super gluing or super glueing; superglues also super-glues or super glues

transitive verb

: to cause to stick tightly with or as if with a very strong adhesive : crazy-glue
… Miles Roby came downstairs to prepare for the breakfast shift and found a man slumped over the counter, his forehead flat on the Formica, as if it had been superglued there.Richard Russo
Polls show increasing support for clean energy, but most Republicans are superglued to the other side.Michael Grunwald

Examples of superglue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Zenzal attaches the transmitters to hummingbirds’ backs using a tiny drop of superglue and a larger dab of eyelash glue, which is nontoxic and will eventually come off without hurting the birds. Nala Rogers, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2019 Hopefully your first-aid kit has tweezers, because some of the alternatives—like superglue on a cotton swab—have the potential to go seriously wrong. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022
Verb
Naturally, this storyline was all playing out in an episode that also featured a wannabe Bachelor contestant supergluing herself to the Bachelor Mansion driveway in front of Joey Graziadei. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024 Another trick that old-time cyclists showed me was to superglue a nonmagnetic ball bearing into the bolt head. Matt Jancer, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for superglue 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

derivative of superglue entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1937, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of superglue was in 1937

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Cite this Entry

“Superglue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superglue. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

superglue

noun
su·​per·​glue ˈsü-pər-ˌglü How to pronounce superglue (audio)
: a very strong glue
superglue verb

Medical Definition

superglue

noun
su·​per·​glue ˈsü-pər-ˌglü How to pronounce superglue (audio)
: a very strong glue
specifically : a glue whose chief ingredient is cyanoacrylate that becomes adhesive through polymerization rather than evaporation of a solvent

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