glue
part of speech
noun (glue, glues); verb (glue, glues, glued, gluing or glueing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Glue is a sticky substance used to join things together. tree →
2) To glue something means to stick it with glue. tree →
3) «Glued to» something means not able to stop looking at it or staying close to it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In art and craft lessons you use glue sticks and PVA glue to stick paper, card and fabric. In design and technology some glues are strong and dangerous (super glue), so children use them only with an adult. In everyday talk, «glued to the TV» means watching it without stopping. Phrases: glue stick, super glue, glue together, glued to the screen.
examples
- Put some glue on the back of the picture and stick it in your book. tree →
- I glued the broken cup back together. tree →
- Use a glue stick, not your fingers. tree →
- Super glue can stick your fingers together, so be careful. tree →
- My brother is glued to his video game. tree →
- Wait for the glue to dry before you move the model. tree →
- The glue made the paper wet and wrinkly. tree →
- Put the lid back on the glue so it doesn't dry out. tree →
- He turned to run, but his feet were glued to the spot. tree →
note
Glue is uncountable for the substance (some glue); «glues» means different kinds. -ing form: gluing (more common) or glueing. Never sniff glue or eat it; some glues are poisonous. If super glue sticks skin, ask an adult; don't pull hard.
In the corpora
- Weaver ants sew leaves into nests, holding their own larvae like glue sticks that spin silk.
- Reading starts from the sounds, because sounds glue together and names do not.
- Gluing sounds into a word is called blending.
- You blend each chunk, then glue the chunks together.
- "Went to the glue factory" is a joking way to say an old horse was slaughtered.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «glue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.