Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of stabbing or piercing.
- noun Stitching; needlework.
- noun The, act of coming to a stop. Compare
sticking-place . - noun Specifically plural The last of a cow's milk; strippings.
- noun In billiards, the act or operation of landing the cue-ball close to a cushion for safety.
- noun In cricket, batting entirely on the defensive; batting not to make runs, but to keep in.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
stick , v. - [Eng.] a piece of beef cut from the neck.
- the place where a thing sticks, or remains fast; sticking point.
- an adhesive plaster for closing wounds, and for similar uses.
- Same as Sticking place, above.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
stick .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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Examples
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And so it was with them all; buried in the depths of the pocket, or with its title sticking out, the paper was everywhere, even as the article was certain to be in every mind; and we imagined the Nabob upstairs, exchanging amiable sentences with his guests, who could have recited to him word for word the horrible things printed concerning him.
The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) Alphonse Daudet 1868
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Yes the main sticking point is that the funds are not there, but with the right program I think we can do it.
"Moon = Stupid": Its The Same Tired Rhetoric From Bob Zubrin - NASA Watch 2009
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I opened its mouth to find a broadhead sticking from the back of the lower jaw.
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I opened its mouth to find a broadhead sticking from the back of the lower jaw.
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If you want to use the photo of, say, Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue, Corbis will sell you a digital copy and sell you some rights.
Boing Boing 2009
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Considering how far the work on scramjets has gotten the main sticking point is a turbojet with the capacity to accelerate the craft to high mach 3 speed at which juncture the ramjet would take over and the turbojet would be hidden in an enclosure.
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But seriously does anyone think that what Iran and the Middle East needs right now is the U.S. deciding that we need to be MORE involved in sticking our noses where it does not belong???
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Not exactly clear what the cause was, but camera close-ups show something pointy-looking yup, that's the scientific term sticking out of the ground.
Green Bay Packers 27-17 Chicago Bears - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2011
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Posted May 17, 2010 at 6: 04 am | Permalink looks dope, i just cant imagine the work hours spent in sticking the tiles one by one
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What is the point in sticking with a theory that is demonstrably false.
The Weasel Thread 2009
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