to glue
75
1.0
- verb
- /ɡlu/
:
pegar
- Several spruce planks are glued together to form a board that's virtually flat.
- glue together
- glue the pieces
- glue the parts
And then if I had any spare glue, I glue all three coins.
- And then if I had any spare glue, I glue all three coins.
- I come from folding and gluing picture sleeves together.
- And then we glued hard beans onto it.
- So let's try and glue the other one while I'm feeling brave.
- And inside of this bucket, I've glued an iPhone in front of my face.
- They've achieved hot glued pie plate technology.
Examples
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Can you glue it back together?
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The cover picture, spine information, and class pictures were glued into place by the teacher.
Academic text (2012) -
I think I want to glue this part to the beginning.
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It's going to be a bit hard to glue something onto that.
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Remind me to glue his helmet shut when we get back.
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So let's try and glue the other one while I'm feeling brave.
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I can't get the antlers glued onto this little guy.
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All I've gotta do is cut them in half, glue them together, and Bob's your chipmunk.
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I cut apart Styrofoam balls and glued them to a piece of cardboard.
Academic text (2007) -
Make sure to glue the pieces firmly together so they don't come apart.
Synonyms
923
1.0
To fasten things together by making a knot with string or rope
769
1.0
To attach something to a surface or push it into with a point
459
2.5
To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together
218
1.0
To attach something firmly so it does not move
68
1.6
Hold something in place so it cannot move
58
2.9
To join things by sticking them together or into a document
41
1.8
Stay attached to a surface
30
4.9
Fasten something to a surface with small nails or pins
25
2.7
Put something on a surface so it stays in place
25
3.2
To stick two things together so they hold firmly
18
5.0
To attach something to another thing by sticking or fastening it
17
5.2
To stick firmly to a surface such as glass or plastic
2
3.4
To fix something by using a very strong glue that joins quickly
To join things together using a very strong plastic glue
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A very strong glue made by mixing two parts to join hard materials like metal or glass
- Specialized
A sticky glue made by boiling fish skins and bones for woodworking and bookbinding
- Offensive
A place where people or things that are no longer useful are sent to be thrown away
How Firmly Attached
Surface Forms
Etymology
To glue something comes from the idea of using that sticky material; think of it like 'sticking' pieces together with a paste, which is why the verb means to join things with glue.