Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
GLUE
I. noun see: clay
Date: 14th century
1. any of various strong adhesive substances, a solution of glue used for sticking things together, something that binds together , gluey adjective gluily adverb
II. transitive verb (glued; gluing; also glueing)
Date: 14th century
to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue , to cause to remain continuously or to be fixed steadily