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.
glued to — (something) giving something your full attention. During football season, he s glued to the TV. She has her ears glued to her CD player all the time … New idioms dictionary
glued — index inseparable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
glued — 1. mod. arrested. (Underworld.) □ Wally got glued for having over three hundred parking tickets. □ Bart goes to great extremes to keep from getting glued. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Fred is glued and can’t stand up … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
glued — adj. (cannot stand alone) glued to (he was glued to his TV set; her eyes were glued to the door) … Combinatory dictionary
Glued — Glue Glue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gluing}.] [F. gluer. See {Glue}, n.] To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. [1913 Webster] This cold, congealed blood… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glued — Gène de la drosophile La drosophile Drosophila melanogaster est un animal modèle de la génétique. Sa petite taille, son taux de reproduction ainsi que son cycle de vie court permettent d en faire facilement l élevage dans de simples bocaux à… … Wikipédia en Français
glued — un·glued; … English syllables
glued — adjective affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste (Freq. 2) he stayed glued to one spot pieces of pasted paper • Syn: ↑pasted • Similar to: ↑affixed … Useful english dictionary
glued to something — glued to (something) giving something your full attention. During football season, he s glued to the TV. She has her ears glued to her CD player all the time … New idioms dictionary
glued to the spot — glued/rooted to the spot if you are glued to the spot, you cannot move, usually because you are very shocked or frightened. I stood there rooted to the spot as he came nearer and nearer … New idioms dictionary
