glue Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
    gum; mucilage.
  2. verb join or attach with or as if with glue
    paste.
    • paste the sign on the wall
    • cut and paste the sentence in the text
  3. verb be fixed as if by glue
    • His eyes were glued on her

WordNet

Glue noun
Etymology
F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. Gluten.
Definitions
  1. A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances.
Glue transitive verb
Etymology
F. gluer. See Glue, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Glued ; present participle & verbal noun Gluing
Definitions
  1. To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten.
    This cold, congealed blood That glues my lips, and will not let me speak. Shak.

Webster 1913