glued

glued
glued glued adj. 1. affixed with glue or paste.

Syn: pasted, stuck to(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]

2. having the attention so concentrated as to be difficult to cause a person to leave; as, glued to the television set; The audience was glued to their seats. [metaphorical]

Syn: riveted. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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