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stick it out |
stick lac |
stick on |
stick out |
stick shift |
stick to
| stick together
| stick up
| stick up for
| stick with
| stick-in-the-mud
stick to
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb stick to has 2 senses
- stick to(v = verb.contact) adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" is one way to attach
- stick to(v = verb.change) follow, stick with - keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" is one way to hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
ROGET THESAURUS
stick to
Perseverance
VB persevere, persist, hold on, hold out, die in the last ditch, be in at the death, stick to, cling to, adhere to, stick to one's text, keep on, keep to one's course, keep to one's ground, maintain one's course, maintain one's ground, go all lengths, go through fire and water, bear up, keep up, hold up, plod, stick to work, continue, follow up, die in harness, die at one's post.Exertion
VB exert oneself, exert one's energies, tax one's energies, use exertion, labor, work, toil, moil, sweat, fag, drudge, slave, drag a lengthened chain, wade through, strive, stretch a long arm, pull, tug, ply, ply the oar, tug at the oar, do the work, take the laboring oar bestir oneself (be active), take trouble, trouble oneself, work hard, rough it, put forth one's strength, put forth a strong arm, fall to work, bend the bow, buckle to, set one's shoulder to the wheel, work like a horse, work like a cart horse, work like a galley slave, work like a coal heaver, labor day and night, work day and night, redouble one's efforts, do double duty, work double hours, work double tides, sit up, burn the candle at both ends, stick to, work one's way, fight one's way, lay about one, hammer at, take pains, do one's best, do one's level best, do one's utmost, give one hundred percent, do the best one can, do all one can, do all in one's power, do as much as in one lies, do what lies in one's power, use one's best endeavor, use one's utmost endeavor, try one's best, try one's utmost, play one's best card, put one's best leg foremost, put one's right leg foremost, have one's whole soul in his work, put all one's strength into, strain every nerve, spare no efforts, spare no pains, go all lengths, go through fire and water, move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned.
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