stick
put, fix, force, or implant
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,594 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,411 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- put, fix, force, or implant also: lodge, wedge, deposit lodge a bullet in the tablestick your thumb in the crack
- stay put (in a certain place) also: stay, stick around, stay put We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to CincinnatiStay put in the corner here!
- stick to firmly also: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
- be or become fixed The door sticks--we will have to plane it
- endure The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
- be a devoted follower or supporter also: adhere The residents of this village adhered to CatholicismShe sticks to her principles
stick in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He tried again with a small stick, but with the same result.
From John O'Groats to Land's End · John Anderton Naylor · Chapter 1
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But the action was so awkward that the stick dropped on the veranda.
A Phyllis of the Sierras · Bret Harte · Chapter 1
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Stick to tobacco, Dick, and you'll never be tempted to blow your brains out.
The great amulet · Maud Diver · Chapter 1
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And just then he saw something like a long, straight stick, standing up against a tree.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels · Howard Roger Garis · Chapter 1
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He will also speak with infinite contempt of those who "crane" or stick to the roads.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1