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sticking
[stik] 
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stick
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| 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: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | position, lay |
| Synonyms: | deposit, drop, establish, fix, install, place, plant, plonk, plunk, put, set, settle, store, stuff |
| Antonyms: | displace, remove |
| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
| Synonyms: | abide, bear, bear up under, brook, get on with, go, grin and bear it, last, persist, put up with, see through, stand, stay, stomach*, suffer, support, take, take it, tolerate, weather |
| Antonyms: | disobey, forget, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adhesion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holding fast |
| Synonyms: | adherence, adhesiveness, attachment, bond, cling, grip, stickiness, sticking |
| Notes: | adherence is mostly used in figurative senses while adhesion is literal and implies physical contact between surfaces and has a technical sense in medicine |
| Main Entry: | attach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, fasten |
| Synonyms: | add, adhere, affix, annex, append, bind, connect, couple, fix, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, latch onto, link, make fast, prefix, rivet, secure, slap on, stick, tag on, tie, unite |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, disjoin, remove, separate, sever, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | baffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perplex |
| Synonyms: | addle, amaze, astound, befuddle, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, daze, disconcert, dumbfound, elude, embarrass, faze, floor*, get, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, puzzle, rattle, stick*, stump, stun, throw |
| Antonyms: | clear up, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool |
| Synonyms: | betray, bluff, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, entice, exploit, finesse, flimflam, gyp, have, hoodwink*, impose on, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, mislead, play, play for a sucker, rook, rope in, scam, seduce, shave, snow*, stick*, string along, suck in, take, take in, trick |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
| Synonyms: | adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | bleed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extort |
| Synonyms: | blackmail, confiscate, deplete, drain, exhaust, extract, fleece, impoverish, leech, milk, mulct, overcharge, pauperize, put the screws to, rook, sap*, skin*, squeeze*, steal, stick*, strong-arm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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