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Etymology
From Old French glu (now âbirdlimeâ), from late Latin glus, glut-, from Latin gluten#Latin|gluten.
Pronunciation
IPA|/É¡luË/
SAMPA|/glu:/
audio|en-us-glue.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-uË|-uË
Noun
en-noun
- A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
- obsolete birdlime|Birdlime.
Translations
trans-top|sticky adhesive substance
Arabic: ARchar|غراء (ghirÄâ), ARchar|ÙØ²Ø§Ù (lizÄq)
Chinese: è¶ (jiÄo)
Czech: lepidlo n
Dutch: lijm m
Finnish: liima
French: colle f
German: Klebstoff m, Leim m
trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: t|hu|ragasztó
Italian: colla f
trans-mid
Japanese: ç³ (ã®ã, nori)
Korean: í (pul)
Latin: gluten
Polish: klej m
Russian: клей (klei) m
Serbian: lepak, tutkalo
Spanish: cola f, goma f
Swedish: klister n, lim n
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Derived terms
glue stick
glueball
gluey
Verb
en-verb|glues|gluing or glueing|glued
- transitive To join or attach something using glue.
#:I need to glue the chair-leg back into place.
- transitive To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively.
#:His eyes were glued to the screen.
Translations
trans-top|join with glue
Czech: pÅilepit
Dutch: lijmen
Finnish: liimata
French: coller
German: leimen
Italian: incollare
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Old English: geliman|ġelīman
Portuguese: colar
Polish: kleiÄ
Swedish: klistra, limma
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pl:glue
ro:glue
ru:glue
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