glue

/ɡluː/

noun

  1. 1

    A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

  2. 2

    Anything that binds two things or people together.

  3. 3

    Birdlime.

verb

  1. 1

    To join or attach something using glue.

    I need to glue the chair-leg back into place.
  2. 2

    To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively.

    His eyes were glued to the screen.

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