Phrase guide

glue stick

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A solid adhesive in a twist- or push-up tube, most commonly seen in schools and offices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Can I have a glue stick to stick this sheet into my book please, Miss?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A stick of hot glue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • He melted a glue stick with a cigarette lighter and dabbed it onto his project with a toothpick.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَصَا الْغِرَاء (ʕaṣā l-ḡirāʔ) — solid adhesive tube
  • Chinese Cantonese: 漿糊筆 /浆糊笔 (zoeng1 wu4 bat1) — solid adhesive tube
  • Chinese Mandarin: 固體膠 /固体胶 (gùtǐjiāo) — solid adhesive tube
  • Chinese Mandarin: 膠水棒 /胶水棒 (jiāoshuǐbàng) — solid adhesive tube
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口紅膠 /口红胶 (kǒuhóngjiāo) — solid adhesive tube
  • Dutch: plakstift — solid adhesive tube
  • Finnish: liimapuikko — solid adhesive tube
  • French: bâton de colle — solid adhesive tube
  • German: Klebestift — solid adhesive tube
  • Hungarian: stiftes ragasztó — solid adhesive tube
  • Italian: colla stick — solid adhesive tube
  • Italian: colla a bastoncino — solid adhesive tube
  • Mongolian: цаасны цавуу (caasny cavuu) — solid adhesive tube
  • Polish: klej w sztyfcie — solid adhesive tube
  • Russian: кле́ящий каранда́ш (kléjaščij karandáš) — solid adhesive tube
  • Spanish: goma en barra — solid adhesive tube
  • Swedish: limstift — solid adhesive tube