Stick

  • 21stick-on — adj [only before noun] stick on things have a sticky back so that you can attach them to something ▪ stick on sequins …

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  • 22Stick — [st..., ʃt...] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. stick, eigtl. »Stängel, Stock«>: 1. (meist Plur.) kleine, dünne Salzstange, ein Knabbergebäck. 2. Stift (als Kosmetikartikel, z. B. Deo[dorant]stick) …

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  • 23stick-on — adjective stick on material has a sticky surface so that you can attach it to something: stick on labels …

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  • 24stick to — (something) to follow or continue with something without changing it. Would you stick to the point, please? It s going to be hard to stick to the schedule with this much work …

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  • 25stick|up — stick up or stick|up «STIHK UHP», noun. Informal. a holdup; robbery. ╂[American English < stick up, idiom] …

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  • 26stick at it — Brit informal : to continue doing or trying to do something If you stick at it [=keep at it] long enough, you ll succeed. • • • Main Entry: ↑stick …

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  • 27stick — index bond (hold together), cement, cohere (adhere), cudgel, lancinate, pierce (lance) …

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  • 28stick it to — (someone) to punish someone who did something wrong earlier. If you fail to pay enough estimated tax, the IRS will really stick it to you. Related vocabulary: get even with someone, get back at someone …

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  • 29stick up — (someone/something) to steal from a person or place, using a weapon as a threat. Some guy tried to stick up a coffee shop and got caught. Related vocabulary: hold up someone/something …

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  • 30stick at — ► stick at informal persevere with. Main Entry: ↑stick …

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