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- Dictionarysticking plaster/ˈstɪkɪŋ ˌplɑːstə/
noun
- 1. a piece of flexible material with an adhesive backing for covering cuts or small wounds. British
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“a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck” synonyms: jutting , projected , projecting , protruding , relieved , sticking out
The meaning of STICK is a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub. How to use stick in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Stick.
sticking - 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"
[transitive, intransitive] to fix something to something else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to something in this way. stick something + adv./prep. He stuck a stamp on the envelope. We used glue to stick the broken pieces together. I stuck the photos into an album. (+ adv./prep.) Her wet clothes were sticking to her body.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective sticking. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective sticking? How is the adjective sticking pronounced? Where does the adjective sticking come from? sticking is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: stick v.1, ‑ing suffix2.
STICK definition: 1. a thin piece of wood or other material: 2. a long, thin wooden pole that especially old or…. Learn more.
to thrust or push (something pointed) in, into, through, etc.:[~ + object] stuck pins into the pincushion. to (cause to) be fastened in position by pushing a point or end into something: [~ + object] to stick a peg in a pegboard. [no object] The arrow stuck in the tree.
STICK definition: 1. to become joined to something or to make something become joined to something else, usually with…. Learn more.
A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks. I planned on sticking close anyway. You're sticking around town, right? Snow fell in lazy, fat flakes, sticking to his clothes and hair. Keeping along the long wall, she inched her way upward, sticking to the shadows. Thanks for sticking your neck out.
to force (someone) to accept something undesirable (usu. followed by "with"). They always stick me with the dirty work. His so-called friends stuck him with the whole bill for dinner. to cause to protrude or extend (usu. fol. by "out" or "through"). She stuck out her tongue at me. (informal) to cheat.
