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Definition of glue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

glue

noun
 
/ɡluː/
 
/ɡluː/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a sticky substance that is used for joining things together
    • All you will need is a sharp knife and a tube of glue.
    • synthetic glues
    • He sticks to her like glue (= never leaves her).
    • (figurative) These sports were the glue that held the community together.
    Extra Examples
    • It takes about an hour for the glue to set.
    • Put glue on both the surfaces.
    • He took to drinking and sniffing glue.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of glue
    • bottle
    • pot
    • tube
    verb + glue
    • apply
    • put on
    • sniff
    glue + verb
    • dry
    • set
    See full entry
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French glu (noun), gluer (verb), from late Latin glus, glut-, from Latin gluten.
See glue in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee glue in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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