stick
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Noun (1)
Verb (2)
stick, adhere, cohere, cling, cleave mean to become closely attached.
stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together.
adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together.
cohere suggests a sticking together of parts so that they form a unified mass.
cling implies attachment by hanging on with arms or tendrils.
cleave stresses strength of attachment.
Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick
Middle English stikken, from Old English stician; akin to Old High German sticken to prick, Latin instigare to urge on, goad, Greek stizein to tattoo
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
1937, in the meaning defined above
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun (2)
1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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