beglue

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verb

To smear with glue; (by extension) to stick,

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Meanings

verbbeglue (third-person singular simple present beglues, present participle begluing or (uncommon) beglueing, simple past and past participle beglued)

present singular third person beglues · participle present begluing · participle present uncommon beglueing · participle past beglued · past beglued

  1. raretransitiveTo smear with glue; (by extension) to stick,

    lyme (sticky, sticking) part. pres. of lymen, to lime, to begum, beglue that which touches it.

    1840, John Bellenden Ker, Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases
    1 more example

    Most of Mr. Timbs's innumerable notes are as well provided as our little summer friends, and will beglue themselves accordingly to multitudes of memories.

    1856, The London Quarterly Review, volume 6, page 286

Origin

From be- + glue.

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APA

beglue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beglue

MLA

“beglue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beglue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beglue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beglue.

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