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Found 2 hits - Term: to stick out, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
stick \stick\, v. t. imp.  p. p. stuckobs. sticked; p.
   pr.  vb. n. sticking. oe. stikien, v.t.  i., combined
   with steken, whence e. stuck, as. stician, v.t.  i., and
   assumed stecan, v.t.; akin to ofries. steka, os. stekan,
   ohg. stehhan, g. stechen, and to gr. ? to prick, skr. tij to
   be sharp. cf. distinguish, etiquette, extinct,
   instigate, instinct, prestige, stake, steak,
   stick, n., stigma, stimulate, sting, stitch in
   sewing, style for or in writing.
   1. to penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to
      stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
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            and sticked him with bodkins anon.    --chaucer.
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            it was a shame . . . to stick him under the other
            gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray. --sir
                                                  w. scott.
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   2. to cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to
      pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
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            thou stickest a dagger in me.         --shak.
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   3. to fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in;
      hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as
      by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.
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            my shroud of white, stuck all with yew. --shak.
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            the points of spears are stuck within the shield.
                                                  --dryden.
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   4. to set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
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   5. to set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
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   6. to fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an
      apple on a fork.
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   7. to attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to
      stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also,
      to attach in any manner.
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   8. print. to compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing
      stick; as, to stick type. cant
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   9. joinery to run or plane moldings in a machine, in
      contradistinction to working them by hand. such moldings
      are said to be stuck.
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   10. to cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to
       puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. colloq.
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   11. to impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
       slang
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   to stick out, to cause to project or protrude; to render
      prominent.
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see also:
stuck sticked sticking distinguish etiquette extinct 
instigate instinct prestige stake steak 
stick stigma stimulate sting stitch 
style to stick out 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
stick \stick\, v. i.
   1. to adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to
      the wall.
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            the green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts
            of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. --bacon.
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   2. to remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any
      position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to
      abide; to cleave; to be united closely.
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            a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
                                                  --prov. xviii.
                                                  24.
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            i am a kind of bur; i shall stick.    --shak.
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            if on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown,
            't will ever stick through malice of your own.
                                                  --young.
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   3. to be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of
      some obstacle; to be stayed.
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            i had most need of blessing, and "amen"
            stuck in my throat.                   --shak.
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            the trembling weapon passed
            through nine bull hides, . . . and stuck within the
            last.                                 --dryden.
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   4. to be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred,
      as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.
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            they will stick long at part of a demonstration for
            want of perceiving the connection of two ideas.
                                                  --locke.
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            some stick not to say, that the parson and attorney
            forged a will.                        --arbuthnot.
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   5. to cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
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            this is the difficulty that sticks with the most
            reasonable.                           --swift.
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   to stick by.
      a to adhere closely to; to be firm in supporting. "we
          are your only friends; stick by us, and we will stick
          by you." --davenant.
      b to be troublesome by adhering. "i am satisfied to
          trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me."
          --pope.

   to stick out.
      a to project; to be prominent. "his bones that were not
          seen stick out." --job xxxiii. 21.
      b to persevere in a purpose; to hold out; as, the
          garrison stuck out until relieved. colloq.

   to stick to, to be persevering in holding to; as, to stick
      to a party or cause. "the advantage will be on our side if
      we stick to its essentials." --addison.

   to stick up, to stand erect; as, his hair sticks up.

   to stick up for, to assert and defend; as, to stick up for
      one's rights or for a friend. colloq.

   to stick upon, to dwell upon; not to forsake. "if the
      matter be knotty, the mind must stop and buckle to it, and
      stick upon it with labor and thought." --locke.
      1913 webster
see also:
to stick by to stick out to stick to to stick up to stick up for to stick upon 


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