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send to the glue factory en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Since glue was traditionally made by boiling down the hooves of a horse.

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To kill, usually a horse.
  2. (humorous, idiomatic, of a person) To retire or remove from prominence, usually due to obsolescence, old age or injury.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sending to the glue factory Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sent to the glue factory Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sent to the glue factory Tense=Past lexicographic
sends to the glue factory Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

put down · put to sleep · put out to pasture