Idioms for stick
Origin of stick
2SYNONYMS FOR stick
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Stick,
adhere,
cohere mean to cling to or be tightly attached to something.
Adhere implies that one kind of material clings tenaciously to another;
cohere adds the idea that a thing is attracted to and held by something like itself:
Particles of sealing wax cohere and form a mass that will adhere to tin.
Stick, a more colloquial and general term, is used particularly when a third kind of material is involved:
A gummed label will stick to a package.
29 stickle, waver, doubt.
OTHER WORDS FROM stick
stick·a·ble, adjective stick·a·bil·i·ty, noun re·stick·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby stick
stich,
sticharion,
stichic,
stichometry,
stichomythia,
stick,
stick around,
stick at,
stick by,
stick down,
stick figure
British Dictionary definitions for stick out (1 of 3)
stick out
verb (adverb)
to project or cause to project
(tr) informal
to endure (something disagreeable) (esp in the phrase stick it out)
stick out a mile or stick out like a sore thumb informal
to be extremely obvious
stick out for (intr)
to insist on (a demand), refusing to yield until it is met
the unions stuck out for a ten per cent wage rise
British Dictionary definitions for stick out (2 of 3)
stick
1
/ (stɪk) /
noun
verb sticks, sticking or sticked
to support (a plant) with sticks; stake
Word Origin for stick
Old English
sticca; related to Old Norse
stikka, Old High German
stecca
British Dictionary definitions for stick out (3 of 3)
stick
2
/ (stɪk) /
verb sticks, sticking or stuck
noun
See also
stick around,
stick at,
stick by,
stick down,
stick out,
stick to,
stick together,
stick-up,
stick with,
stuck
Word Origin for stick
Old English
stician; related to Old High German
stehhan to sting, Old Norse
steikja to roast on a spit
Idioms and Phrases with stick out (1 of 2)
stick out
Also, stick out a mile or like a sore thumb. Be very prominent or conspicuous, as in Dad's funny hat made him stick out in the crowd, or That purple house sticks out a mile, or John's lie sticks out like a sore thumb. The first term dates from the mid-1500s, the variants from the first half of the 1900s. The variant using thumb alludes to the propensity for holding an injured thumb stiffly, making it stand out (and thereby risking further injury).
Continue doing something, endure something, as in I know you don't like it but you have to stick out the job for another month. [Late 1600s] A variant is stick it out, as in His new play's boring, but since he's my cousin we'd better stick it out. [Late 1800s] Also see stick it, def. 1.
Idioms and Phrases with stick out (2 of 2)
stick