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superglue

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • When assembling a model airplane, superglue works better than regular glue for holding the small parts together.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To affix with superglue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From super- + glue, a genericized trademark held by Super Glue Corporation.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 萬能膠 /万能胶 (maan6 nang4 gaau1) — very strong glue
  • Chinese Cantonese: 超能膠 /超能胶 (ciu1 nang4 gaau1) — very strong glue
  • Chinese Cantonese: AA膠 /AA胶 (ei1 ei1 gaau1) — very strong glue
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三秒膠 /三秒胶 — very strong glue
  • Chinese Mandarin: 強力膠 /强力胶 (qiánglìjiāo) — very strong glue
  • Finnish: superliima — very strong glue
  • Finnish: pikaliima — very strong glue
  • French: superglue — very strong glue
  • German: Sekundenkleber — very strong glue
  • German: Superkleber — very strong glue
  • Hebrew: דֶּבֶק מַגָּע (déveq magá') — very strong glue
  • Hungarian: pillanatragasztó — very strong glue
  • Mongolian: супер цавуу — very strong glue
  • Norwegian Bokmål: superlim — very strong glue
  • Portuguese: supercola — very strong glue
  • Romanian: adeziv instant — very strong glue
  • Romanian: lipici instant — very strong glue
  • Russian: суперкле́й (superkléj) — very strong glue
  • Spanish: pegamento instantáneo — very strong glue
  • Spanish: pegamento súper rápido — very strong glue
  • Spanish: supercola — very strong glue
  • Spanish: triz — very strong glue
  • Turkish: Japon yapıştırıcısı — very strong glue