glue
/ɡlu/ verb C2- To join or attach something using glue. · I need to glue the chair-leg back into place.
- To cause something to adhere closely to; to cause to follow attentively. · His eyes were glued to the screen.
- To apply glue.
He/she/it glues · Past glued · Past participle glued · -ing form gluing
Verb forms
- Base form
- glue
- He/she/it
- glues
- Past
- glued
- Past participle
- glued
- -ing form
- gluing
From the library
“A balloon,” said Oz, “is made of silk, which is coated with glue to keep the gas in it.
Then Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue, to make it airtight, after which he announced that the balloon was ready.
My cow has broken her leg, and I must take her to the mender’s shop and have it glued on again.
Many modern devices are glued rather than screwed together, spare parts can be hard to come by, and a new appliance often costs less than having the old one repaired.
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