The difference between Adhere and Glue
When used as verbs, adhere means to stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does, whereas glue means to join or attach something using glue.
Glue is also noun with the meaning: a hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive.
check bellow for the other definitions of Adhere and Glue
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Adhere as a verb (intransitive):
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
Examples:
"synonyms: cleave cling stick Thesaurus:adhere"
"wax adhered to his finger"
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Adhere as a verb (intransitive, figurative):
To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
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Adhere as a verb (intransitive, figurative):
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
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Adhere as a verb (Scotland, legal):
To affirm a judgment.
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Glue as a noun:
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
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Glue as a noun (figurative):
Anything that binds two things or people together.
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Glue as a noun (obsolete):
Birdlime.
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Glue as a verb (transitive):
To join or attach something using glue.
Examples:
"I need to glue the chair-leg back into place."
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Glue as a verb (transitive):
To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively.
Examples:
"His eyes were glued to the screen."