"englue" meaning in English

See englue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: englues [present, singular, third-person], engluing [participle, present], englued [participle, past], englued [past]
Etymology: en- + glue: compare French engluer to smear with birdlime. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|glue}} en- + glue, {{cog|fr|engluer}} French engluer Head templates: {{en-verb}} englue (third-person singular simple present englues, present participle engluing, simple past and past participle englued)
  1. To join or close fast together, as if with glue.
    Sense id: en-englue-en-verb-o8TiY1Gw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for englue meaning in English (1.2kB)

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