GLUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glue mean? 

• GLUE (noun)
  The noun GLUE has 1 sense:

1. cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

  Familiarity information: GLUE used as a noun is very rare.

• GLUE (verb)
  The verb GLUE has 2 senses:

1. join or attach with or as if with glue

2. be fixed as if by glue

  Familiarity information: GLUE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

glue; gum; mucilage

Hypernyms ("glue" is a kind of...):

cement (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glue"):

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)

Derivation:

glue (be fixed as if by glue)

glue (join or attach with or as if with glue)

gluey (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)

• GLUE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they glue    ... he / she / it glues   
Past simple: glued   
Past participle: glued   
-ing form: glueing    / gluing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Join or attach with or as if with glue

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

glue; paste

Context example:

cut and paste the sentence in the text

Hypernyms (to "glue" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "glue"):

epoxy (glue with epoxy)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

glue (cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be fixed as if by glue

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

His eyes were glued on her

Hypernyms (to "glue" is one way to...):

fasten (become fixed or fastened)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

glue (cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)

 Context examples 

Honey bees have evolved a type of ‘glue’ that binds RNA into granules, making it more stable and so able to be shared with other bees.

(Discovery of RNA transfer through royal jelly could aid development of honey bee vaccines, University of Cambridge)

It's the glue that holds the visible matter in galaxies — stars and gas — together.

(Dark Matter Goes Missing in Oddball Galaxy, NASA)

Previous studies have shown that, unlike many artificial adhesives, Arion slug glue is non-toxic to mammalian tissue.

(New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine, Wikinews)

It is the "cellular glue" that gives your tissues their shape and helps keep them strong.

(Connective Tissue Disorders, NIH)

Household products such as glues, hair sprays, paints and lighter fluid can be drugs for kids in search of a quick high.

(Inhalants, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

It is a type of surgical glue.

(Fibrin sealant, NCI Dictionary)

“You should rub them with water glue,” quoth Johnston.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A balloon, said Oz, is made of silk, which is coated with glue to keep the gas in it.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Dark matter acts like invisible glue, holding galaxies and galaxy clusters together gravitationally, while dark energy is thought to be responsible for the accelerated expansion of the universe.

(New Clues to Universe's Structure Revealed, NASA)

It is found mainly in foods but may also be in other products like medicines, vitamins and supplements, lip balm, and even the glue on stamps and envelopes.

(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)