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Etymology
From Old French glu (now �birdlime�), from late Latin glus, glut-, from Latin gluten#Latin|gluten.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɡlu�/
SAMPA|/glu:/
audio|en-us-glue.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�|-u�
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 (ghir��), ARchar|�زا� (liz�q)
Chinese: � (ji�o)
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: � (��, nori)
Korean: � (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: p�ilepit
Dutch: lijmen
Finnish: liimata
French: coller
German: leimen
Italian: incollare
trans-mid
Old English: geliman|ġelīman
Portuguese: colar
Polish: klei�
Swedish: klistra, limma
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de:glue
fa:glue
fr:glue
io:glue
it:glue
pl:glue
ro:glue
ru:glue
sr:glue
fi:glue
ta:glue
vi:glue
zh:glue
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