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to superglue

to superglue

2 3.4
To fix something by using a very strong glue that joins quickly
  • verb
  • /ˈsuːpərˌɡluː/
translation icon : superpegar
  • Maybe if Obama's green energy friends could superglue some of those big wind farm props vertically on the front of the wings...
  • superglued their hands together
  • superglued his hands

Examples

  • - The, uh, kids superglued that down.

  • You keep your face superglued to the floor or I'm going to blow it off.

  • You wanna superglue the whole apartment?

  • Found three guys that had crossed him with their hands superglued to a table and expanding cement in their throats.

  • I superglued his nut sac to the back of a mahi-mahi.

  • So, I grabbed a washcloth (to bite), and my husband grabbed the superglue, and we superglued my finger back together.

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  • She's so odd, and Jennifer Jason Leigh mumbles like half her mouth has been superglued together.

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  • I don't remember much of the party itself, but I woke up the next morning on my best friend's lawn, soaking wet from the sprinklers, wearing someone else's shoes, with my hair dyed purple and three of my fingers superglued to my forehead.

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  • If the toy breaks, you can superglue it back together easily.

  • She used the superglue to fix the vase that had shattered into pieces.

Synonyms

to fix
vsto superglue
218 1.0

To attach something firmly so it does not move

involves applying a very strong adhesive rather than general fastening
to tape
vsto superglue
169 1.3

To attach things using a sticky strip

uses a liquid strong adhesive rather than strip-based fastening
to glue
vsto superglue
50 1.8

To make someone stay in one place or keep their attention on something

uses a much stronger specific adhesive product rather than general adhesive use
to stick to
vsto superglue
41 1.8

Stay attached to a surface

involves applying a very strong adhesive rather than simple surface adherence
to stick on
vsto superglue
25 2.7

Put something on a surface so it stays in place

involves applying a very strong adhesive rather than simple surface attachment
to affix
vsto superglue
18 5.0

To attach something to another thing by sticking or fastening it

uses a specific powerful adhesive rather than formal attaching actions
to scotch tape
vsto superglue
  • US
1 3.1

To stick things or paper to a surface using clear sticky tape

uses a chemical very strong adhesive rather than clear strip fastening
to epoxy
vsto superglue
6.6

To join things together using a very strong plastic glue

uses a very strong adhesive rather than resin-based bonding

Antonyms

64 4.2

Take something apart into separate pieces

How Strong

to superglue
2 3.4
to bond
25 3.2
to glue
75 1.0
to stick
769 1.0
to attach
459 2.5

Surface Forms

superglue infinitive
superglued past
superglued past participle
supergluing present participle
superglues third person singular

Etymology

To superglue something is to fix it with super ('very') and glue ('sticky substance'). So, you make the parts stick very quickly and permanently.