glued

glued

adj. (cannot stand alone) glued to (he was glued to his TV set; her eyes were glued to the door)


Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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  • glued — adj. 1. affixed with glue or paste. Syn: pasted, stuck to(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] 2. having the attention so concentrated as to be difficult to cause a person to leave; as, glued to the television set; The audience was glued to their seats.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • glued — index inseparable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • glued — 1. mod. arrested. (Underworld.) □ Wally got glued for having over three hundred parking tickets. □ Bart goes to great extremes to keep from getting glued. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Fred is glued and can’t stand up …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Glued — Glue Glue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gluing}.] [F. gluer. See {Glue}, n.] To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. [1913 Webster] This cold, congealed blood… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glued — Gène de la drosophile La drosophile Drosophila melanogaster est un animal modèle de la génétique. Sa petite taille, son taux de reproduction ainsi que son cycle de vie court permettent d en faire facilement l élevage dans de simples bocaux à… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • glued — un·glued; …   English syllables

  • glued — adjective affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste (Freq. 2) he stayed glued to one spot pieces of pasted paper • Syn: ↑pasted • Similar to: ↑affixed …   Useful english dictionary

  • glued to something — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • glued to the spot — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

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