pegamento — meaning in English

English meaning

• cement noun A grey powder made from limestone and clay that hardens into a solid mass when mixed with water; the main binding ingredient in concrete.
• glue noun A sticky substance used to join things together.

Senses

pegamento is used for these senses in English:

• cement (uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
• cement (uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
• glue A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

cement — full definition

1. noun A grey powder made from limestone and clay that hardens into a solid mass when mixed with water; the main binding ingredient in concrete.
2. verb To make something firm, permanent, or official.

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.

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