gel

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

gel [gel gels gelled gelling] noun, verb BrE [dʒel] NAmE [dʒel]
noun uncountable, countable
a thick substance like jelly, especially one used in products for the hair or skin
•hair/shower gel

Word Origin:
n. and v. sense 4 late 19th cent. ↑gelatinv. senses 1 to 3 late 19th cent. gel ↑gel ‘gelatin’ jell ↑jelly
 
verb (-ll-)
1. intransitive (BrE) (also jell NAmE, BrE) (of two or more people)to work well together; to form a successful group
•We just didn't gel as a group.
2. intransitive (BrE) (also jell NAmE, BrE) (of an idea, a thought, a plan, etc.)to become clearer and more definite; to work well
•Ideas were beginning to gel in my mind.
•That day, everything gelled.
3. intransitive (also jell especially in NAmE) (technical) (of a liquid)to become thicker and more solid; to form a ↑gel
4. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to put ↑gel on your hair
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Word Origin:
n. and v. sense 4 late 19th cent. ↑gelatinv. senses 1 to 3 late 19th cent. gel ↑gel ‘gelatin’ jell ↑jelly
 
See also: ↑jell

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gelatin, colloidal gel, mousse