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a
: any of various strong adhesive substances
especially
: a hard protein chiefly gelatinous substance that absorbs water to form a viscous solution with strong adhesive properties and that is obtained by cooking down collagenous materials (such as hides or bones)
b
: a solution of glue used for sticking things together
2
: something that binds together
… enough social glue … to satisfy the human desire for community.—
E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
glued; gluing also glueing
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: to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue
gluing the parts together
used that war to glue together a frail story—Gloria Emerson
Gloria Emerson2
: to cause to remain continuously or to be fixed steadily
—usually used with to
The spectators were glued to their seats.
all eyes glued to the TV screen
Examples of glue in a Sentence
Noun
The hardware store offers several different glues.
used glue to stick the photo in the album
Verb
I glued the pieces of the cup back together.
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Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Developed from inexpensive materials and standard paint manufacturing processes, this glue can be easily scaled up for mass production.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Hundreds of fans remained glued to their seats.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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Noun
Chana’s research team discovered a molecular glue, CLEO4-88, that can deactivate proteins rather than destroy them.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Developed from inexpensive materials and standard paint manufacturing processes, this glue can be easily scaled up for mass production.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Verb
After each piece of leather is meticulously cut—which can be done by hand or by laser—it is carefully glued to the base and detailed with tone-on-tone stitching.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Hundreds of fans remained glued to their seats.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glue. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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