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 to (1 of 3)
stick to
verb (preposition, mainly intr)
(also tr)
to adhere or cause to adhere to
to continue constantly at
to remain faithful to
not to move or digress from
the speaker stuck closely to his subject
stick to someone's fingers informal
to be stolen by someone
British Dictionary definitions for stick to (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 to (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 to (1 of 2)
stick to
Remain loyal; see stick by.
Persist in or continue applying oneself to, as in I'm sticking to my opinion that he's basically honest, or The music teacher told John to stick to the clarinet, at least until the end of the year. [First half of 1500s] Also see stick to one's guns; stick to one's last.
Idioms and Phrases with stick to (2 of 2)
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