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stick something together

 

1. to glue or paste something together. Use glue to stick these pieces together. Please stick the pieces of the broken vase together with glue.

2. to assemble something, perhaps in haste. He just stuck the model plane together, making a mess of it. Don't stick the parts together so fast. It won't look good.

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stick together

 

1. Lit. to adhere to one another. The noodles are sticking together. What shall I do? You need to keep the pieces separate while you fry them or else they will stick together.

2. Fig. to remain in one another's company. Let us stick together so we don't get lost. They stuck together through thick and thin.

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stick together

to support each other If we all stick together, we can succeed.

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stick together

Remain united, as in It's important that we stick together on this issue. [Mid-1500s]

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stick together

v.

1. To join or put someone or something together with or as if with an adhesive material: I stuck the pieces together with glue. The hotel stuck us all together in one room.

2. To become or remain attached or in close association by or as if by adhesion: Two dollar bills stuck together, and I accidently counted them as one. Let's stick together so we don't get lost in the crowd.

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