gel

noun

/dʒel/

[uncountable, countable]

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a thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, especially one used in products for the hair or skin
- hair/shower gel
- shaving gel
see also silica gelTopics Appearanceb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Gel is used before these nouns:
pad
pen
Gel is used after these nouns:
shower
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Word Originnoun late 19th cent.: abbreviation of gelatin.

gel

verb

/dʒel/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they gel	/dʒel/ /dʒel/
he / she / it gels	/dʒelz/ /dʒelz/
past simple gelled	/dʒeld/ /dʒeld/
past participle gelled	/dʒeld/ /dʒeld/
-ing form gelling	/ˈdʒelɪŋ/ /ˈdʒelɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (British English)
(also jell North American English, British English)
(of two or more people) to work well together; to form a successful group
- We just didn't gel as a group.
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[intransitive] (British English)
(also jell North American English, British English)
(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.
[intransitive]
(also jell especially in North American English)
(specialist) (of a liquid) to become thicker and more solid; to form a gel
[transitive, usually passive] gel something to put gel on your hairTopics Appearancec2

Word Originverb sense 4 late 19th cent.: abbreviation of gelatin. verb senses 1 to 3 late 19th cent.: gel from gel ‘gelatin’; the variant jell is a back-formation from jelly.