stick together
— phrasal verb with stick /stɪk/ verb (stuck, stuck)Definition
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B2 informal If people stick together, they support and help each other: The country's foreign minister said that it was important for small nations to stick together.Backing, supporting and defendingDefending and protecting › If people stick together, they stay close to each other: The two brothers always stick together at school.Closeness in distance and timeAbout to happen
(Definition of stick together from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed suffix (SUPPORTED)
- bang/beat the drum idiom
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress verb
- carry verb (KEEP IN OPERATION)
- countenance verb
- favour noun (SUPPORT)
- favour verb
- fight your corner idiom
- recommend verb
- right behind sb idiom
- speak up for sb/sth phrasal verb
- sponsor verb
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- subscribe to sth phrasal verb
- supportive adjective
- sustain verb (SUPPORT)
- sympathize verb (SUPPORT)
- take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth idiom
- word noun (TALKING)
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