noun
1.
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
2.
any of various solutions or preparations of this substance, used as an adhesive.
3.
any of various other solutions or preparations that can be used as adhesives.
verb (used with object)
4.
to join or fasten with glue.
5.
to cover or smear (something) with glue (sometimes followed by up ).
6.
to fix or attach firmly with or as if with glue; make adhere closely: to glue a model ship together.
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Origin:
1300–50; (noun) Middle English glu, gleu < Old French glu < Latin glūt- (stem of glūs); cognate with Greek gloiós gum, anything sticky; (v.) Middle English glywen, glewen, derivative of the noun
1300–50; (noun) Middle English glu, gleu < Old French glu < Latin glūt- (stem of glūs); cognate with Greek gloiós gum, anything sticky; (v.) Middle English glywen, glewen, derivative of the noun
Related forms
glue·like, adjective
glu·er, noun
re·glue, verb (used with object), re·glued, re·glu·ing.
Synonyms
4. paste, gum, stick, cement, plaster.
4. paste, gum, stick, cement, plaster.
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glue (ɡluː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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 | |
| 3. | (tr) to join or stick together with or as if with glue |
| [C14: from Old French glu, from Late Latin glūs; compare Greek gloios] | |
| 'gluelike | |
| —adj | |
| 'gluer | |
| —n | |
| 'gluey | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
glue
early 14c., from O.Fr. glu, from L.L. glus (gen. glutis) "glue," from L. gluten "glue," from PIE *gleit- "to glue, paste" (cf. Lith. glitus "sticky," glitas "mucus;" O.E. cliða "plaster").
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Slang Dictionary
glue
n. Generic term for any interface logic or protocol that connects two component blocks. For example, Blue Glue is IBM's SNA protocol, and hardware designers call anything used to connect large VLSI's or circuit blocks `glue logic'.
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glue definition
jargonA generic term for any interface logic or protocol that connects two component blocks. For example, Blue Glue is IBM's SNA protocol, and hardware designers call anything used to connect large VLSI's or circuit blocks "glue logic".
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(1999-02-22)
Example sentences
The paint was covered by salt crystals and gelatin glue.
Using electronic or traditional cut-and-paste methods, cut out the flags and glue them into their correct relative positions.
Some pretty bad stuff was used in the dye and the glue.
The skin for this dolphin was made of rubber silicon, the dandruff made of silver glitter glued on with water-soluble glue.
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