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STICK WITH
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Keep to
Example:
stick to the diet
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "stick with" is one way to...):
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist (be persistent, refuse to stop)
Verb group:
abide by; comply; follow (act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Context examples:
One Ear was uttering quick, eager whines, lunging at the length of his stick toward the darkness, and desisting now and again in order to make frantic attacks on the stick with his teeth.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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