gel
[verb]
Synonyms: coagulate, clot, congeal, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jellify, jelly, set

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I. gel¹ /dʒel/ noun [uncountable and countable]
a thick wet substance that is used in beauty or cleaning products:
hair gel
shower gel

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II. gel² verb (past tense and past participle gelled, present participle gelling)

1. (also jell especially American English) [intransitive] if a thought, plan etc gels, it becomes clearer or more definite:
Don’t start writing until the idea has gelled in your mind.

2. (also jell especially American English) [intransitive] if two or more people gel, they start working well together as a group
gel with
He did not gel with Chapman.
After two days, the group gelled into a team.

3. (also jell especially American English) [intransitive] if a liquid gels, it becomes firmer or thicker

4. [transitive] to put gel into your hair:
gelled hair

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III. gel³ /dʒel/ noun [countable] British English old-fashioned
used to represent the word ‘girl’, when it is said in this way

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