Glue (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Her gaze was glued to the sunset as the colors danced across the sky.
- The nurse's attention was glued to the monitors, watching the patient's vital signs.
- Her eyes were glued to the clock, willing the hands to move faster.
- The spectators' eyes were glued to the finish line, waiting for the results.
- The camera operator's focus was glued to the musician's hands as he played the solo.
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Meaning 2
Join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She glued the torn page back together with a special adhesive.
- Glue the decal onto the side of the model car.
- You can glue anything from paper to fabric using this strong adhesive.
- The teacher asked the students to glue their pictures into the scrapbook.
- If the frame is broken, just glue the pieces together.