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glue
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glue something down
to fix something down onto something with cement. Glue the edge of the rug down before someone trips over it. You should glue down the rug.

glue something on(to) something and glue something to something; glue something on

to attach something to something else with cement. Please glue the binding onto this book. Someone pulled it off. Please glue on the binding.

glue something together

to attach the pieces of something together with glue. She glued the pieces of the model plane together. She glued together all the loose pieces.
See also: together

glued to someone or something

Fig. following someone everywhere; very close to or touching something. His little sister was glued to him all afternoon. Finally he sent her home.
glued/rooted to the spot
if you are glued to the spot, you cannot move, usually because you are very shocked or frightened I stood there rooted to the spot as he came nearer and nearer.
See also: spot
glued to something
giving something your full attention During football season, he's glued to the TV. She has her ears glued to her CD player all the time.


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Activities to batch in a drum building project could be the sanding stage of all your drum shells, glueing your drum wrap, staining all the shells, etc.
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2 A VIGILANTE group "Movement for the Containment of Christmas" is glueing shut the front doors of shops flogging early Christmas cards.
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