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1.b> (in, into) (; ), ; stick a fork into the meat to see if it's ready , ; the nurse stuck the needle into my arm ; a thorn stuck in her finger ; I found a nail sticking in the tyre i> ;
2.b> (; ), , ; I stuck a stamp on an envelope ; we used glue to stick the broken pieces together ; I stuck the photos into an album / ; he stuck up a notice on the board with pins / ; her wet clothes were sticking to her body ; this stamp won't stick properly ; the glue's useless the pieces just won't stick ; one newspaper dubbed him "Eddie the Eagle", and the name stuck .i> - " " "" / ;
3.b> .i> 1) (), , , , , ..i> (.i> i>); stick your bags down there / ; "where shall I put these books?" "Oh, just stick them on the table for now" " ?" " / "; just stick it in the microwave for a few minutes , ; he stuck a cigarette behind his ear, like a pencil [.i> .i> 3)];
2) (, ), , , ..i> (, , .i>); he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off / ; she stuck her fingers in her ears so that she couldn't hear the noise , ; don't stick your tongue out, it's rude! i> , ! Peter stuck his head around the door and said, "Coffee, anyone?" , ; stick 'em up! .i> ! ( i>);
3) , , ..i> [.i> .i> to stick up]; the boy's head was sticking out of the window ; a cigarette sticking behind his ear [.i> .i> 1)]; his ears stick out a bit ;
4.b> (in) (), , i> ; this door keeps sticking ; this drawer has stuck I can't open it ; the car was stuck in the mud / ; we got stuck in a traffic jam "" ;
5.b> .i> (.i> i>) (), , ; I resigned because I could stick the chief's bullying no longer , ; I don't know how you stick that job , ; the problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend , / ; he can't stick living with his parents ;
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1.b> to stick at smth.i>b> .i> (), ( .; .i> to stick at it); to stick at one's work / ; you must stick at it if you want to succeed , / ;
2.b> to stick at nothingi>b> .i> ; ; ( i>); he will stick at nothing to make money / ; he would stick at nothing to preserve his privileges ;
3.b> to stick by smb.i>b> .i> (, ), ; (.i> i>); she has stuck by her husband through thick and thin / ; I love him and whatever happens I'll stick by him , ; he was a good commanding officer who stuck by his men when they got into trouble , , / ;
4.b> to stick by smth.i>b> .i> (, .i>); they stuck by their decision / ;
5.b> to stick out for smth.i>b> .i> (); / ; they are sticking out for a higher pay rise ; they offered him 250 but he stuck out for 500 250 , 500-i> ;
6.b> to stick to smth.i>b> .i> 1) i> (), ; she finds it impossible to stick to a diet ; if you're driving, stick to soft drinks , ; "shall we meet on Friday this week?" "No, let's stick to Saturday" " ?" ", ";
2) (), ; (, .i>); the government stuck to their election pledges ; he promised to help us and he stuck to his word , / ; we'd better stick to the rules , / ; it is always advisable to stick as close to the truth as possible , ;
7.b> to stick to smb.i>b> .i> (, ), ; (.i> i>); she is sticking to her husband through thick and thin / ;
8.b> to stick up for smb., smth.i>b> .i> , (), , ; don't worry. I'll stick up for you if there's any trouble . , / ; she taught her children to stick up for themselves at school , ; stick up for what you believe , ;
to stick aroundb> .i> i> (), i> ; stick around; we'll need you to help us later / ; ; I'd like to stick around and watch the game ;
to stick outb> .i> 1) , , ; the new office block really sticks out from the older buildings around it ; many important things had happened to him, but one stuck out , - ;
2) (, ), i> ; she didn't like the course but she stuck it out to get the certificate i> , , ; I promised myself I'd stick it out even if it killed me , , ;
to stick togetherb> .i> (, ) / ; / ( i>); we're a family, and we stick together no matter what , / ; we Europeans must stick together / ;
to stick upb> ; / ; you look funny. Your hair's sticking up . ; the branch was sticking up out of the water ;
to stick in one's mindb> / ; ; one of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind - ; to stick one's nose into smth.b> .i> / ; ; to be stuck on smb.b> .i> / ; ; smb. can stick smth.b> .i> ( i> .i>); I told them they could stick their job i> , - / -; to stick to one's gunsb> .i> gun Ir> ; having made up his mind, he stuck to his guns / .
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