superglue
verbEtymology From super- + glue, a genericized trademark held by Super Glue Corporation.
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To affix with superglue.
superglue
nounEtymology From super- + glue, a genericized trademark held by Super Glue Corporation.
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A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.
- When assembling a model airplane, superglue works better than regular glue for holding the small parts together.
- Matilda, holding the hat in one hand and a thin tube of Superglue in the other, proceeded to squeeze a thin line of glue very neatly all around the inside rim of the hat. Then she carefully hooked the hat back on to the peg with the walking-stick. She timed this operation very carefully, applying the glue just as her father was getting up from the breakfast table.1988, Roald Dahl, “The Hat and the Superglue”, in Matilda, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 24: