stick to sth
— phrasal verb with stick /stɪk/ verb (stuck, stuck)Definition
B2 to limit yourself to doing or using one particular thing and not change to anything else: Could you stick to the point, please? We'd better stick to the main road, because the other roads are blocked with snow.Continue and last › If you stick to a law, rule, or promise, you obey it or do what it states: If you make a promise, you should stick to it.Obeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliantDisobedientBad and wrong behaviour › US for stick at sthTrying and making an effortEffort and expending energy
(Definition of stick to sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -breaker suffix (NOT OBEY)
- adhere to sth phrasal verb
- afoul adverb
- aid verb
- breach noun (BROKEN PROMISE/RULE)
- breach verb (BREAK PROMISE/RULE)
- commission noun (CRIME)
- compliant adjective
- conform to/with sth phrasal verb
- disobey verb
- enforce verb
- fall foul of sth idiom
- infraction noun
- infringement noun
- law-abiding adjective
- observance noun
- on the right/wrong side of the law idiom
- respect verb (HONOUR)
- shalt modal verb
- violate verb
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