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stick

 
 
/stɪk/ verb (past tense and past participle stuck)

Definition

JOIN [I, T] to become joined to something else or to make something become joined to something else, usually with a substance like glue: Anne stuck a picture of her boyfriend on the wall. The stamp wouldn't stick to the envelope.
stick sth in/on/under, etc informal to put something somewhere: Just stick your bag under the table.
stick (sth) in/into/through, etc If something sharp sticks into something, it goes into it, and if you stick something sharp somewhere, you push it into something: She stuck the needle into his arm.
NOT MOVE [I] to become fixed in one position and not be able to move: This drawer has stuck - I can't open it.
can't stick sb/sth UK informal to not like someone or something: I can't stick her. → See also stick to your guns → See also poke/stick your nose into sth → See also stick/put your oar in
(Definition of stick verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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