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glue verb. [glu:] Pres. pple & verbal noun glu(e)ing. LME.
[Old & mod. French gluer, formed as GLUE noun.]
verb trans. Join or fasten (to something, together) with glue. Also foll. by on, up. LME.
P. Roth The saucer..had broken neatly in two...'She can glue it.'
b. Involve or entangle in some sticky substance so as to impede free motion (lit. & fig.). LME-L17.
c. Seal (as) with glue; shut up tightly. Now only foll. by up. M17.
verb trans. fig. Cause to adhere closely or firmly; apply or attach tightly or firmly; esp. apply (one's eyes or ears) closely to something in rapt attention (usu. in pass.). LME.
Smollett She now began to glue herself to his favour with the grossest adulation. C. Bront? Her ear having been glued to the key-hole. N. Mailer They were all glued to the TV set. S. Brett The..chat-show..kept millions glued to their armchairs every Saturday night.
verb intrans. Admit of being fastened by glue. Formerly also, stick together, adhere (lit. & fig.). Long rare. LME.
Evelyn Oak will not easily glue to other Wood.
verb trans. Daub or smear with glue or some similar viscous substance. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
gluer noun L15.