stick by

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stik bahy]
- /stɪk baɪ/
- /stɪk baɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stik bahy]
- /stɪk baɪ/

Definitions of stick by words

verb with object stick by to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle. 1
verb with object stick by to kill by this means: to stick a pig. 1
verb with object stick by to thrust (something pointed) in, into, through, etc.: to stick a needle into a pincushion. 1
verb with object stick by to fasten in position by thrusting a point or end into something: to stick a peg in a pegboard. 1
verb with object stick by to fasten in position by or as if by something thrust through: to stick a painting on the wall. 1
verb with object stick by to put on or hold with something pointed; impale: to stick a marshmallow on a fork. 1

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Origin of stick by

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English stiken, Old English stician to pierce, thrust; akin to German stechen to sting, Latin -stīg- in instīgāre (see instigate), Greek stízein (see stigma)

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Parts of speech for Stick by

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for stick by

verb stick by

allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
get behind — support: a cause, etc.

All 9 Synonyms of stick by

Antonyms for stick by

verb stick by

jilt — to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.

Just one Antonym for stick by

stick by

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Definitions of stick by words

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Parts of speech for Stick by

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Synonyms for stick by

verb stick by

Antonyms for stick by

verb stick by

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