colla — meaning in English

English meaning

• glue noun A sticky substance used to join things together.
• paste noun A soft, moist, thick mixture, especially one used as an adhesive or made from crushed food.

Senses

colla is used for these senses in English:

• glue A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
• paste One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.

glue — full definition

1. noun A sticky substance used to join things together.
2. noun Something that holds people or things together figuratively.
3. verb To join something using glue.
4. verb (informal) To fix one's attention firmly on something.

paste — full definition

1. noun A soft, moist, thick mixture, especially one used as an adhesive or made from crushed food.
2. verb To insert copied text, images, or other content into a document, typically after copying or cutting it.
3. verb To defeat someone decisively, or to hit them hard (informal).

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