sticking[noun]Synonyms: adherence, adhesion, bond, cling, clinging, coherence, cohesion, stickage
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sticking noun.
['stɪkɪŋ] LME.[from STICK verb1 + -ING1.]1. The action of
STICK verb1;
spec. (a) the action of piercing, stabbing, or thrusting with a weapon or pointed object;
(b) the process or condition of adhering or clinging;
(c) (a cause of) hesitation or delay (now
rare).
LME.2. a. Mining. =
SELVAGE 4a.
M17.b. In
pl. Inferior meat,
esp. the portions damaged by a butcher's knife.
M19.
Comb.:
sticking place the place at which something stops, the limit;
sticking-plaster: see
PLASTER noun 1;
sticking point (a) =
sticking place above;
(b) a point over which there can be no yielding or compromise, an obstacle.
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