"cement" meaning in English

See cement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /səˈmɛnt/ Audio: en-us-cement.ogg [US], en-au-cement.ogg [Australia] Forms: cement [singular], cements [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Cement is a material which is used to build a building.
    Sense id: simple-cement-en-noun-qbTn7cJy

Verb

IPA: /səˈmɛnt/ Audio: en-us-cement.ogg [US], en-au-cement.ogg [Australia] Forms: cement [canonical], cements [third-person, singular], cemented [past], cemented [past, participle], cementing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To join things together, with or as if with cement
    Sense id: simple-cement-en-verb-~xKOkXnT
  2. Make sure that something happens.
    Sense id: simple-cement-en-verb-8nr~ZjYR
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