"gel" meaning in English

See gel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʤɛl/ Audio: en-us-gel.ogg [US] Forms: gel [singular], gels [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Gel is a slime-like material. It is semi-solid and is normally used in cosmetics (for example, a "shaving gel or a "hair gel")
    Sense id: simple-gel-en-noun-tQN6DGcg

Verb

IPA: /ʤɛl/ Audio: en-us-gel.ogg [US] Forms: gel [canonical], gels [third-person, singular], gelled [past], gelled [past, participle], gelling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|gel|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something gels, it becomes a gel.
    Sense id: simple-gel-en-verb-fzw9Untp Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you gel something, you put gel on it.
    Sense id: simple-gel-en-verb-aEFOSCAr
     
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