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STICK ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stick on mean? 

STICK ON (verb)
  The verb STICK ON has 2 senses:

1. apply a heavy coat toplay

2. attach toplay

  Familiarity information: STICK ON used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STICK ON (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Apply a heavy coat to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

plaster; plaster over; stick on

Hypernyms (to "stick on" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP


Sense 2

Meaning:

Attach to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

affix; stick on

Context example:

affix the seal here

Hypernyms (to "stick on" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Cause:

adhere; bind; bond; hold fast; stick; stick to (stick to firmly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stick on"):

stamp (affix a stamp to)

seal (affix a seal to)

post (affix in a public place or for public notice)

plaster (affix conspicuously)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP


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