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- pronunciation:
- stIk
- phrases:
- stick out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sticks, sticking, stuck |
| definition 1: |
to break through the surface of something using an object with a point.
She stuck her finger with the needle.- similar words:
- pink, poke, puncture
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| definition 2: |
to attach one thing to another with something sticky.
I stuck the two pieces of paper together with tape.- synonyms:
- attach, fasten
- similar words:
- bind, connect, glue, join, paste, post, seal, tape
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| definition 3: |
to be attached or become attached to something.
The cat hairs are sticking to my coat.- similar words:
- cling, hold
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| definition 4: |
to enter something and not be able to get out.
The wheels stuck in the mud.- synonyms:
- lodge
- similar words:
- cling, fasten, hold
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| related words: |
feed, jam, tuck |
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| phrase: |
stick out |
| derivations: |
stickable (adj.), stickability (n.) |
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