"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: From 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.

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "englued",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "englued",
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        "past"
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  "head_templates": [
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