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v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

stay, stick, stick around, stay put

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

stick, bond, bind, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (165)

bat

n. a club used for hitting a ball in various games

cane

n. a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

mallet

n. a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments

crutch

n. a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

pole, vaulting pole

n. a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

pole

n. a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

prod, goad

n. a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

stake

n. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

baton

n. used by a conductor to direct an orchestra

baton

n. a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

branch

n. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

sprig, branchlet, twig

n. a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

poke, make a hole by poking

v. make a hole by poking

puncture, make a hole into

v. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

puncture, make a hole into

v. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"

punch, perforate

v. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

poke, make a hole by poking

v. make a hole by poking

fasten, become fixed, become fast

v. become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

stick, bond, bind, stick to, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

follow, go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

clasp, brooch

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

coincide, cooccur

v. go with, fall together

paste, glue

v. join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

plant, implant, engraft, embed, imbed

v. fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

inlay, decorate by inserting

v. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

set, countersink

v. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

paste, glue

v. join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

catch, hitch

v. to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

snag

v. catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"

trap, trammel, snare, entrap, ensnare

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

tape, attach with tape, fasten with tape

v. fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"

bind, make fast

v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

bond, draw together, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

bond, draw together, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

paste, glue

v. join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

tape, attach with tape, fasten with tape

v. fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"

bind, make fast

v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

Synonyms (12)

extend, reach out, poke out, stick out

v. reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

project, protrude, stick out, jut out

v. extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

hug, adhere to, fit closely, fit tightly

v. fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"

Antonyms (22)

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

free, dislodge

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

move, change residence

v. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

move, travel, go, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

stick to

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