stick to

stick to
verb
1. stick to firmly (Freq. 4)
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Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?

Syn: ↑adhere, ↑hold fast, ↑bond, ↑bind, ↑stick
Derivationally related forms:
sticker (for: ↑stick), ↑binder (for: ↑bind), ↑binding (for: ↑bind), ↑bondable (for: ↑bond), ↑bond (for: ↑bond), ↑holdfast (for: ↑hold fast), ↑adhesive (for: ↑adhere), ↑adherent (for: ↑adhere), ↑adhesion (for: ↑adhere)
Hypernyms: ↑attach
Hyponyms: ↑bind
Verb Group: ↑cling, ↑cleave, ↑adhere, ↑stick, ↑cohere
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP

2. keep to (Freq. 3)
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Stick to your principles

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stick to the diet

Syn: ↑stick with, ↑follow
Hypernyms: ↑persevere, ↑persist, ↑hang in, ↑hang on, ↑hold on
Verb Group: ↑comply, ↑follow, ↑abide by
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s VERB-ing

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1) continue or confine oneself to doing or using (a particular thing)

I'll stick to bitter lemon, thanks

not move or digress from (a path or a subject)
2) adhere to (a commitment, belief, or rule)

the government stuck to its election pledges

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stick to [phrasal verb]
stick to (something) : to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so

She stuck to her story about the money already being missing when she got there.

Please stick to the script/subject/rules.

Stick to the marked trails.

If you want to succeed, you've got to stick to it! [=keep trying, working, etc.]

: to not change (a decision, belief, etc.)

I intend to stick to my promise/word.

She's sticking to her decision to retire.

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Main Entry:stick

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