"glue stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glue sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glue stick (plural glue sticks)
  1. A solid adhesive in a twist- or push-up tube, most commonly seen in schools and offices. Translations (solid adhesive tube): عَصَا الْغِرَاء (ʕaṣā l-ḡirāʔ) [feminine] (Arabic), 漿糊筆 /浆糊笔 (zoeng¹ wu⁴ bat¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 固體膠 /固体胶 (gùtǐjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 膠水棒 /胶水棒 (jiāoshuǐbàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 口紅膠 /口红胶 (kǒuhóngjiāo) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), plakstift (Dutch), liimapuikko (Finnish), bâton de colle [masculine] (French), Klebestift [masculine] (German), stiftes ragasztó (Hungarian), colla stick [feminine] (Italian), colla a bastoncino [feminine] (Italian), цаасны цавуу (caasny cavuu) (Mongolian), klej w sztyfcie [masculine] (Polish), кле́ящий каранда́ш (kléjaščij karandáš) [masculine] (Russian), goma en barra [feminine] (Spanish), limstift [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-glue_stick-en-noun-Iwj8u1l7 Disambiguation of 'solid adhesive tube': 91 9
  2. (informal) A stick of hot glue. Tags: informal Synonyms: Pritt stick (english: a genericised trademark)
    Sense id: en-glue_stick-en-noun-9tMig0iz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 62

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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