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sticking |
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 -------------- Sense 5 stick => pierce, thrust Sense 6 stick => pierce, thrust -------------- Sense 1 lodge, wedge, stick, deposit => fasten, fix, secure -------------- Sense 2 stay, stick, stick around stay put => stay in place -------------- Sense 3 stick, put forward => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 8 stick, sting => force, thrust -------------- 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")
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