glue meaning

[ glu: ] Pronunciation:   "glue" in a sentence
Verb: glue (glued,gluing, also glueing)  gloo
  1. Join or attach with or as if with glue
    - paste 
  2. Be fixed as if by glue
    "His eyes were glued on her"
Noun: glue  gloo
  1. Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
    - gum, mucilage

Derived forms: glueing, gluing, glued, glues

See also: gluey

Type of: attach, cement, fasten

Encyclopedia: Glue


[Architecture]

Any fluid adhesive substance used for joining materials, often of substantial weight; generally refers to adhesives that cure without heat: animal glue, fish glue, emulsion glue, etc.


[Medicine]
Substances that cause the adherence of two surfaces. They include glues (properly collagen-derived adhesives),mucilages,sticky pastes,gums,resins,or latex.

[Computer]
<jargon> A 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".

Examples

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  1. let 's stick them together with glue.
  2. i want some black ink and some glue.
  3. lady : and i want some black ink and some glue.
  4. he has glued to the television.
  5. the major media are rapidly becoming the glue.

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