sticking Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb put, fix, force, or implant
    lodge; wedge; stick; deposit.
    • lodge a bullet in the table
    • stick your thumb in the crack
  2. verb stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"
    stick around; stay put; stick; stay.
    • We are staying in Detroit
    • Stay put in the corner here!
    • Stick around and you will learn something!
  3. verb stick to firmly
    bind; stick to; hold fast; adhere; stick; bond.
    • Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
  4. verb be or become fixed
    stick.
    • The door sticks--we will have to plane it
  5. verb endure
    stick.
    • The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
  6. verb be a devoted follower or supporter
    stick; adhere.
    • The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
    • She sticks to her principles
  7. verb be loyal to
    stick by; stand by; stick; adhere.
    • She stood by her husband in times of trouble
    • The friends stuck together through the war
  8. verb cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
    stick.
    • stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it
  9. verb fasten with an adhesive material like glue
    stick.
    • stick the poster onto the wall
  10. verb fasten with or as with pins or nails
    stick.
    • stick the photo onto the corkboard
  11. verb fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
    stick.
    • stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress
  12. verb pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
    stick.
    • he stuck the cloth with the needle
  13. verb pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
    stick.
    • He stuck the needle into his finger
  14. verb come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
    cohere; cleave; stick; cling; adhere.
    • The dress clings to her body
    • The label stuck to the box
    • The sushi rice grains cohere
  15. verb saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
    stick; sting.
    • They stuck me with the dinner bill
    • I was stung with a huge tax bill
  16. verb be a mystery or bewildering to
    mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
    • This beats me!
    • Got me--I don't know the answer!
    • a vexing problem
    • This question really stuck me
  17. adjective satellite extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
    jutting; protruding; relieved; sticking out; projected; projecting.
    • the jutting limb of a tree
    • massive projected buttresses
    • his protruding ribs
    • a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck

WordNet


Stick"ing
Definitions
  1. a. & n. from Stick, v.

Webster 1913