Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stick
3 of 8 senses of stick
Sense 1
lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
=> redeposit
Sense 4
adhere, hold fast bond, bind, stick, stick to
=> bind
Sense 7
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
=> mold
=> conglutinate
=> agglutinate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stick
3 of 8 senses of stick
Sense 1
lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
=> redeposit
Sense 4
adhere, hold fast bond, bind, stick, stick to
=> bind
Sense 7
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
=> mold
=> conglutinate
=> agglutinate
Entailment of verb stick
1 of 8 senses of stick
Sense 7
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
=> attach
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stick
8 senses of stick
Sense 1
lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
=> fasten, fix, secure
Also See-> stick out#2; stick out#1
Sense 2
stay, stick, stick around stay put
=> stay in place
Sense 3
stick, put forward
=> put set place pose, position, lay
Sense 4
adhere, hold fast bond, bind, stick, stick to
=> attach
Sense 5
stick
=> pierce, thrust
Sense 6
stick
=> pierce, thrust
Sense 7
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
=> touch, adjoin, meet contact
Sense 8
stick, sting
=> force, thrust
Familiarity of verb stick
stick used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stick
Sense 4
adhere, hold fast bond, bind, stick, stick to
=> attach
Sense 7
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
=> touch, adjoin, meet contact
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Sense 5
stick
=> pierce, thrust
Sense 6
stick
=> pierce, thrust
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Sense 1
lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
=> fasten, fix, secure
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Sense 2
stay, stick, stick around stay put
=> stay in place
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Sense 3
stick, put forward
=> put set place pose, position, lay
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Sense 8
stick, sting
=> force, thrust
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Grep of noun sticking
pigsticking
sticking plaster
sticking point
Overview of verb stick
The verb stick has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit -- (fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table")
2. (2) stay, stick, stick around stay put -- (stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!""Stick around and you will learn something!")
3. (2) stick, put forward -- (cause to protrude: stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business")
4. (2) adhere, hold fast bond, bind, stick, stick to -- (stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?")
5. stick -- (pierce with a thrust)
6. stick -- (pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger")
7. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere -- (come or be in close contact with "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box")
8. stick, sting -- (saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill")
Overview of adj sticking
The adj sticking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, sticking, sticking out -- (extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck")
Antonyms of adj sticking
1 sense of sticking
Sense 1
jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, sticking(prenominal), sticking out(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA protrusive) -> intrusive
Similarity of adj sticking
1 sense of sticking
Sense 1
jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, sticking(prenominal), sticking out(prenominal)
=> protrusive (vs. intrusive)
Attributes of adj sticking
Familiarity of adj sticking
sticking used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj sticking
sticking
sticking out
Overview of verb stick
The verb stick has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit -- (fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table")
2. (2) stay, stick, stick around stay put -- (stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!""Stick around and you will learn something!")
3. (2) stick, put forward -- (cause to protrude: stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business")
4. (2) adhere, hold fast bond, bind, stick, stick to -- (stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?")
5. stick -- (pierce with a thrust)
6. stick -- (pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger")
7. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere -- (come or be in close contact with "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box")
8. stick, sting -- (saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill")
Overview of adj sticking
The adj sticking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, sticking, sticking out -- (extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck")
sticking definition
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