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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally |
| Synonyms: | attach, cement, cleave, cling like ivy, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, glue, hold fast, hold on like bulldog, paste, stay put, stick like a barnacle, stick like glue, unite |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | loose, loosen, separate, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | cling |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach to |
| Synonyms: | adhere, be true to, cherish, clasp, cleave to, clutch, cohere, continue, embrace, endure, fasten, freeze to, grasp, grip, hang in, hang onto, hold fast, hug, last, linger, squeeze, stay put, stick, stick like glue |
| Antonyms: | detach, let go, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
| Synonyms: | adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish, make firm |
| Synonyms: | affix, anchor, attach, bind, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, freeze to, glue, graft, harden, implant, inculcate, infix, ingrain, install, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, nail down, pin, place, plant, position, rigidify, rivet, root, secure, set, settle, solidify, stabilize, stay put, steady, stick, stiffen, thicken, tie |
| Antonyms: | change, destroy, disarrange, disorganize, unsettle |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have in one's hands, possession; grasp |
| Synonyms: | adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cork up, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, freeze to, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, keep close, keep out, lock up, maintain, not let go, nourish, occupy, own, palm, possess, press, put a lock on, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stay put, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring |
| Antonyms: | drop, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adhere, affix |
| Synonyms: | attach, be bogged down, become embedded, become immobilized, bind, bond, braze, catch, cement, clasp, cleave, cling, cling like ivy, clog, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, fuse, glue, hold, hold fast, hold on, hug, jam, join, linger, lodge, paste, persist, remain, snag, solder, stay, stay put, stick like barnacle, stick together, unite, weld |
| Antonyms: | loosen, unfasten, unfix, unstick |
| Main Entry: | infix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix |
| Synonyms: | affix, anchor, attach, bind*, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, freeze to, glue, graft, harden, implant, inculcate, ingrain, install, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, nail down, pin, place, plant, position, rigidify, rivet, root, secure, set, settle, solidify, stabilize, stay put, steady, stick, stiffen, thicken, tie |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pin on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix |
| Synonyms: | affix, anchor, assign, attach, bind*, blame, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, freeze to, glue, graft, harden, implant, impute, inculcate, infix, ingrain, install, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, nail down, pin, place, plant*, position, rigidify, rivet, root, secure, set, settle, solidify, stabilize, stay put, steady, stick*, stiffen, thicken, tie |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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