n. & v.
n. an adhesive substance used for sticking objects or materials together.
v.tr. (glues, glued, gluing or glueing) 1 fasten or join with glue. 2 keep or put very close (an eye glued to the keyhole). glue-pot 1 a pot with an outer vessel holding water to heat glue. 2 colloq. an area of sticky mud etc. glue-sniffer a person who inhales the fumes from adhesives as a drug. gluelike adj. gluer n. gluey adj. (gluier, gluiest). glueyness n.
[ ME f. OF glu (n.), gluer (v.), f. LL glus glutis f. L gluten ]