/ gluː; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
[ U , C ] a sticky substance that is used for joining things together :
a tube of glue
He sticks to her like glue (= never leaves her) .
■ verb
[ vn ] glue A (to / onto B) | glue A and B (together) to join two things together using glue
SYN stick :
She glued the label onto the box.
Glue the two pieces of cardboard together.
Make sure the edges are glued down.
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IDIOMS
- be glued to sth
- glued to the spot
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French glu (noun), gluer (verb), from late Latin glus , glut- , from Latin gluten .