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glue
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glue  (gl)
n.
1.
a. A strong liquid adhesive obtained by boiling collagenous animal parts such as bones, hides, and hooves into hard gelatin and then adding water.
b. Any of various similar adhesives, such as paste, mucilage, or epoxy.
2. An adhesive force or factor: Idealism was the glue that held our group together.
tr.v. glued, glu·ing, glues
1. To stick or fasten with or as if with glue.
2. To fasten on something attentively: Our eyes were glued to the stage.

[Middle English glu, from Old French, from Late Latin gls, glt-, from Latin glten.]

gluey adj.
glui·ness n.

glue [gluː]
n
1. (Chemistry) any natural or synthetic adhesive, esp a sticky gelatinous substance prepared by boiling animal products such as bones, skin, and horns
2. any other sticky or adhesive substance
vb glues, gluing, glueing glued
(tr) to join or stick together with or as if with glue
[from Old French glu, from Late Latin glūs; compare Greek gloios]
gluelike  adj
gluer  n
gluey  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glueglue - cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
animal glue - a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses
casein glue - made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork
fish glue - gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish
marine glue - glue that is not water soluble
cement - something that hardens to act as adhesive material
Verb1.glue - join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
attach - cause to be attached
epoxy - glue with epoxy; "epoxy the shards"
2.glue - be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"
fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

glue
noun
adhesive, cement, gum, paste, mucilage a tube of glue
verb
stick, fix, seal, cement, gum, paste, affix Glue the fabric around the window.
Translations
glue [gluː]
A. Ncola f, pegamento m; (as drug) → pegamento m
B. VT
1. (lit) → pegar (to a) to glue two things togetherpegar dos cosas(con goma )
2. (fig) her face was glued to the windowtenía la cara pegada a la ventana
she was glued to the televisionestaba pegada al televisor
to be glued to the spotquedarse clavado
C. CPD glue sniffer Nesnifador(a) m/f de pegamento, persona f que inhala or esnifa pegamento
glue sniffing Ninhalación f de pegamento

glue [ˈgluː]
ncolle f
vtcoller
to glue sth together → coller qch ensemble
to glue sth to sth → coller qch à qch
to be glued to the television [person] → être cloué(e) devant la télévision
He kept his eyes glued to the clock, waiting for 4.30 → Il avait les yeux fixés sur la pendule, attendant 4h30.
glue-sniffer [ˈgluːsnɪfər] nsniffeur/euse m/f de colle >
glue-sniffing [ˈgluːsnɪfɪŋ] ninhalation f de colle

glue
nKlebstoff m, → Leim m; to stick to somebody/something like gluean jdm/etw kleben (inf)
vtkleben, leimen; to glue something togetheretw zusammenkleben or -leimen; to glue something down/onetw fest-/ankleben; to glue something to somethingetw an etw (acc)kleben, etw an etw (dat)festkleben; her ear was glued to the keyholeihr Ohr klebte am Schlüsselloch; to keep one’s eyes glued to somebody/somethingjdn/etw nicht aus den Augen lassen; his eyes were glued to the screenseine Augen hingen an der Leinwand; he’s been glued to the TV all eveninger hängt schon den ganzen Abend vorm Fernseher (inf); he stood there as if glued to the spoter stand wie angewurzelt da; we were glued to our seatswir saßen wie gebannt auf unseren Plätzen

glue:
glue pot
nLeimtopf m
glue-sniffer
n(Klebstoff)schnüffler(in) m(f)
glue-sniffing
n(Klebstoff)schnüffeln nt

glue [gluː]
1. ncolla
2. vt to glue (to)incollare (a)
to glue two things together → incollare due cose insieme
she was glued to the television (fig) → stava incollata alla televisione
he was glued to the spot (fig) → rimase di sasso

glue [gluː]
1. ncolla
2. vt to glue (to)incollare (a)
to glue two things together → incollare due cose insieme
she was glued to the television (fig) → stava incollata alla televisione
he was glued to the spot (fig) → rimase di sasso

glue
n glue [gluː]
a substance used for sticking things together That glue will not stick plastic to wood. lym, gom غِراء، صِمْغ лепило lepidlo lim; klister der Klebstoff κόλλα cola, pegamento liim چسب liima colle דבק सरेस ljepilo ragasztó(szer) lem lím colla 接着剤 아교 klijai līme gam lijm lim, klister klej cola clei клей lepidlo lepilo lepak lim กาว tutkal, zamk 膠水 клей گوند keo; hồ
v
to join (things) with glue. vaslym, vasplak يُلصِق بالصِّمْغ، يُغَرّي залепвам lepit lime; klistre kleben κολλώ colar, pegar kleepima چسباندن liimata coller להדביק सरेस लगाना, चिपके रहना zalijepiti ragaszt merekatkan líma incollare くっつける 아교로 붙이다 klijuoti līmēt melekatkan menggunakan gam lijmen lime, klistre sammen kleić colar a încleia; a lipi приклеивать lepiť zlepiti zalepiti limma [] ติดด้วยกาว tutkallamak, zamklamak 粘合 клеїти گوند سے چپکانا dán bằng hồ

glue غراء, يُغَرِّي lepidlo, přilepit lim, lime kleben, Klebstoff κόλλα, κολλάω pegamento, pegante, pegar liima, liimata colle, coller ljepilo, zalijepiti colla, incollare 接着剤, 接着剤でつける 붙이다, 풀 lijm, lijmen lim, lime klej, skleić cola, colar клеить, клей klister, limma ใช้กาวติด, กาว tutkal, yapıştırmak dán lại, hồ dán 粘贴, 胶水


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