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Collocations for glue - noun

… OF GLUE

bottle (esp. AmE), pot (esp. BrE), tube
All you will need is a sharp knife and a tube of glue.

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VERB + glue

apply, put on
Put glue on both the surfaces.
sniff
He took to sniffing glue.

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glue + VERB

dry, set
It takes about an hour for the glue to set.

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Collocations for glue - verb

ADVERB

firmly
Her eyes were glued firmly to the computer screen. (figurative)
down, together
Glue the pieces firmly together.
in place, into place
The shells were glued in place.

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PREPOSITION

onto, to
Someone's glued this coin to the table!

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