Stick To

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Conformity	Be regular; Adjective: move in a groove; follow observe the rules, go by the rules, bend to the rules,obey the rules, obey the precedents; comply with, tally with, chime in with, fall in with; be guided by, be regulated by; fall into a custom,fall into a usage; follow the fashion, follow the crowd, follow the multitude; pass muster, do as others do, hurler avec les loups; stand on ceremony; when in Rome do as the Romans do; go with the stream, go with the flow, swim with the stream, swim with the current, swim with the tide, blow with the wind; stick to the beaten track; (habit); keep one in countenance.
Continuance in action	Verb: continue, persist; go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on; abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course; carry on, keep up.
Courage	Take courage, muster courage, summon up courage, pluck up courage; nerve oneself, take heart; take heart, pluck up heart of grace; hold up one's head, screw one's courage to the sticking place; come up to scratch; stick to one's guns, standfire, stand against; bear up, bear up against; hold out; (persevere) a.
Exertion	Work hard; rough it; put forth one's strength, put forth a strong arm; fall to work, bend the bow; buckle to, set one's shoulder to the wheel; (resolution); work like a horse, work like a cart horse, work like a galley slave, work like a coal heaver; labor day and night, work day and night; redouble one's efforts; do double duty; work double hours, work double tides; sit up, burn the candle at both ends; stick to; (persevere) a; work one's way, fight one's way; lay about one, hammer at.
Limit	Phrase: stick to the reservation; go beyond the pale.
Perseverance	Verb: persevere, persist; hold on, hold out; die in the last ditch, be in at the death; stick to, cling to, adhere to; stick to one's text, keep on; keep to one's course, keep to one's ground, maintain one's course, maintain one's ground; go all lengths, go through fire and water; bear up, keep up, hold up; plod; stick to work; (work); continue; follow up; die in harness, die at one's post.
Stability	Verb: be firm; Adjective: stick fast; stand firm, keep firm, remain firm; weather the storm, stay the course, stick to the course, keep the faith, don't give in, don't buckle under.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Usage: Stick To

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You'd better stick to Beaumont and Fletcher! (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz) Now let's stick to the facts. (Harvey; writing credit: Mary Chase;) Furthermore, you are to stick to playing normal modes of music, not weird stuff. (Good Morning, Vietnam; writing credit: Mitch Markowitz) Your balls stick to your leg like crazy glue. (North; writing credit: Alan Zweibel) Stick to assignments where you don't have (L.A. Confidential; writing credit: Brian Helgeland)
Lyrics	It'll stick to your cheeks (In France; performing artist: Frank Zappa) That I ought to stick to another man (Lovefool; performing artist: The Cardigans; writing credit: Persson, Svensson)
Clever	Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't. (references; author: Mark Twain) Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? (references; author: unknown) If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick to the pan? (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Stick to Your Guns (1941) I'll Stick to You (1933) Stick to Your Story (1926)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Stick To

Image Slideshow: Stick To

Photo Album: Stick To

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Six-step sequence of the death of a cancer cell. A cancer cell has migrated through the holes of a matrix coated membrane from the top to the bottom, simulating natural migration of a invading cancer cell between, and sometimes through, the vascular endothelium. Notice the spikes or pseudopodia that are characteristic of an invading cancer cell (1). A buffy coat containing red blood cells, lymphocytes and macrophages is added to the bottom of the membrane. A group of macrophages identify the cancer cell as foreign matter and start to stick to the cancer cell, which still has its spikes (2). Macrophages begin to fuse with, and inject its toxins into, the cancer cell. The cell starts rounding up and loses its spikes (3). As the macrophage cell becomes smooth (4). The cancer cell appears lumpy in the last stage before it dies. These lumps are actually the macrophages fused within the cancer cell (5). The cancer cell then loses its morphology, shrinks up and dies (6). Photo magnification: 1: x12,000; 2: x4,000; 3: x8,000; 4: x26,000; 5: x56,000; 6: x14,000. Credit: Susan Arnold (photographer).		Stick to the ship, Uncle! no time to change pilots!. Credit: Library of Congress.
	I'll stick to relativity and the fourth dimension! / Berryman. Credit: Library of Congress.		Why didn't I stick to plumbing?. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Familiar Quotations: Stick To

Use in Literature: Stick To

Non-Fiction Usage: Stick To

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The antibodies are custom-fit to stick to specific germs. (references)
		Try to stick to lean (low-fat) meats that are also low in phosphorus. (references)
		The defective hemoglobin damages the walls of the red blood cells, causing them to stick to blood vessel walls. (references)
Business		Chefs as well as restaurant owners tended to stick to what they knew in cooking equipment. (references)
		After the 1998 economic crisis a significant portion of Russian women switched to using less expensive local as well as Polish make-up products, however there has always been a certain percentage of the women's population who stick to selective brands. (references)
Economic History	Singapore	While Singapore consumers are particularly price conscious they tend to stick to the brands they are familiar with. (references)
	Botswana	In an attempt to curb the rise in inflation, the Bank of Botswana (the central bank) is likely to stick to its tight monetary policy, whatever the other economic costs. (references)
	Nigeria	Despite mounting opposition especially from local importers whom the Nigerian Government accuses of deliberate under valuation of imports and smuggling, the Nigerian Government has vowed to stick to the 100 percent destination inspection and the on-going port reforms. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	OLEAGINOUS, adj. Oily, smooth, sleek. Disraeli once described the manner of Bishop Wilberforce as "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous." And the good prelate was ever afterward known as Soapy Sam. For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speeches: Stick To

Expressions: Stick To

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Stick To

Modern Translation: Stick To

Language		Translations for "stick to"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		aanbrand (burn, stick, stick to the pan). (various references)

Albanian		përballoj (beard, breast, confront, cope, cope with, cover, envisage, face, front, outride, outstay, reckon with, stick out, wear, withstand), nuk nënshtrohem, kundërshtoj (censure, challenge, combat, condemn, contest, contradict, controvert, counter, cross, demur, deprecate, discountenance, discourage, dispute, flout, fly in the face of, gainsay, impugn, kick, mind, object, oppose, oppugn, protest, react, rebel, rebuke, rebut, recalcitrate, refuse, resist, retort, set one's face against, stickle, Stonewall, take exception to). (various references)

Arabic		‏لزم (enjoin, hold, keep on). (various references)

Bulgarian		залепвам (agglutinate, glue, glue on, glue up, lute, paste, piece together, put up, stick down, stick on, stick up), държа на (abide by, hug, set, stand by, stand to), държа (conserve, held, hold, keep, maintain, nurse, own, poise, stand on, sway). (various references)

Chinese		不拘一� � (not stick to one pattern), 不拘 (not confine oneself to, not stick to, whatever). (various references)

Czech		nalepit se, dodržovat (be observant, comply, follow, keep). (various references)

Dutch		aanbranden (burn, stick to the pan). (various references)

Finnish		pysyä kiinni jssak, pitää kiinni jostakin (adhere to, keep hold of, keep to, stand on form), pitää kiinni (adhere to, hold on keep hold of). (various references)

French		supporter (stand, stand by, stand for, stick, stick it out, stick to smth., stomach), suivre (stick to smth., string along with smb.), tenir sa parole (stick to one's word), rester fidèle � ses principes (stick to one's principles), rester � son poste (stick to one's post), attacher (stick to the pan, strap). (various references)

Frisian		oansangerje (stick to the pan), oanbaarne (stick to the pan). (various references)

German		stehen zu (have an opinion on, honor, honour, stand by, stick by), sich halten an (abide by, follow, keep in with, keep to), sich hängen an (become attached to, cling to, hang on to, set off in pursuit of), festhalten an (adhere, adhere to, hang on to, hold to, persevere, to hang on to), bleiben bei (adhere to, hold to, keep to, stick with), aufrechterhalten (adhere to, keep going, keep up, maintain, perpetuate, preserve, sustain, uphold). (various references)

Greek		εμμένω (abide, abide by, adhere, adhere to, hang on, persevere, stick). (various references)

Hebrew		ל�"יות � אמן ל- (abide by, confide, hold true). (various references)

Hungarian		hozzáragad (to stick to). (various references)

Indonesian		menempeli (make something stick to, sponge, upholster). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		齧り付く (to bite into, to stick to), 関わる (to affect, to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to influence, to stick to), 突っ張る (to become stiff, to become taut, to insist on, to stick to, to support, to thrust), 粘る (to be adhesive, to be sticky, to persevere, to persist, to stick to), 拘わる (to affect, to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to influence, to stick to), 取り付く (to cling to, to grapple with, to possess, to stick to), 引っ付く (to flirt with, to stick to), 儀式張る (to be ceremonious, to formalize, to punctilious, to stick to formality), 係わる (to affect, to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to influence, to stick to), 吸い付く (to stick to), 三日坊主 (one who can stick to nothing, unsteady worker). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぎしきばる (to be ceremonious, to formalize, to punctilious, to stick to formality), すいつく (to stick to), ねばる (to be adhesive, to be sticky, to persevere, to persist, to stick to), ひっつく (to flirt with, to stick to), つっぱる (to become stiff, to become taut, to insist on, to stick to, to support, to thrust), かかわる (to affect, to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to influence, to stick to), かじりつく (to bite into, to stick to), みっかぼうず (one who can stick to nothing, unsteady worker), とりつく (to cling to, to grapple with, to possess, to stick to). (various references)

Manx		lhiantyn rish (cleave, cling, cling of garment, persevere, pursue). (various references)

Pig Latin		ickstay otay

Romanian		rãmâne pe poziţii (stick to one's guns), rãmâne pe poziţie (stick to one's colours), nu slãbi pe cineva (stick to smb. like a burr), nu abandona armele (stick to one's guns), a-şi pãstra pãrerea (stick to one's own opinion). (various references)

Russian		облепить что-л., льнуть к (cling to), прилепить к. (various references)

Scottish		lean (adhere to, come after, continue, follow). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pridržavati se (observe), držati se (acquit, carry, cling, follow, hang on, keep). (various references)

Spanish		quemarse (blow, burn, catch, scorch, shrivel up, stick to the pan). (various references)

Swedish		inte ändra sig (stick to one's guns). (various references)

Turkish		sıkı sıkıya sarılmak, yerine getirmek (accomplish, acquit oneself, answer, carry through, complete, discharge, execute, fulfil, fulfill, implement, make good, meet, observe, perform, put in force, redeem, satisfy, serve, settle), vazgeçmemek (keep at smb., see out, sit tight, stand out for, stand pat, stick to it), tutmak (abide by, add up to, affect, Bate, be, bespeak, bind, book, catch, charter, check, choke, choke back, choke down, choke off, claw hold of, clench, clutch, cog, cohere, come to, confine, constrain, contain, cost, cramp, engage, Favor, favour, figure out at, fish, gather, get hold of, grapple, grasp, grip, guard, hang onto, hire, hire on, hold, hold back, hold in, hold on, hold on to, hold up, inhibit, intercept, keep, keep back, keep down, keep in, keep to, occupy, play, play on, play upon, possess, redeem, remand, reserve, restrain, retain, save, seize, seize on, stanchion, stick, stifle, strangle, support, take, take up, tot up, total, uphold, withhold, work out at), bağlı kalmak (abide by, adhere), bırakmamak (hold on to, keep at, keep at smb., keep hold of, not to leave, not to let go, stand to, stay, stick), ayrılmamak (hang together, stand to, stick, stick around, stick together). (various references)

Turkmen		яapyюmak (be parted, hold fast to). (various references)

Welsh		glynu wrth (adhere to, cleave to). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Stick To

Bible Trace: Stick To

Matched Bible Translations: Stick To

Language	Ezekiel Chapter 29, Verse 4
Cebuano	Ug isab-it ko ang mga taga sa imong mga apapangig, ug akong ipatapot sa imong mga himbis ang isda sa imong mga suba; ug haw-ason ko ikaw gikan sa taliwala sa imong mga suba, uban ang tanang isda sa imong mga suba nga motapot sa imong mga himbis.
Croatian	I zato æu ti kuke zarit' u gubicu i sve ribe rijeka tvojih zalijepiti na krljušti tvoje. Izvuæi æu te isred rijeka tvojih sa svim ribama rijeka tvojih zalijepljenim na tvoje krljušti.
Danish	Jeg sætter Kroge i Kæberne på dig og lader dine Strømmes Fisk hænge ved dine Skæl og drager dig op af dine Strømme med alle deres Fisk, som hænger ved dine Skæl.
Dutch	Maar Ik zal haken in uw kaken doen, en den vis uwer rivieren aan uw schubben doen kleven; en Ik zal u uit het midden uwer rivieren optrekken, en al de vis uwer rivieren zal aan uw schubben kleven.
Finnish	Minä panen koukut sinun leukoihisi, tartutan virtojesi kalat sinun suomuihisi ja nostan sinut ylös virtojesi keskeltä sekä kaikki virtojesi kalat, jotka ovat suomuihisi tarttuneet.
French	Je mettrai une boucle � tes mâchoires, J`attacherai � tes écailles les poissons de tes fleuves, Et je te tirerai du milieu de tes fleuves, Avec tous les poissons qui s`y trouvent Et qui seront attachés � tes écailles.
German	Aber ich will dir ein Gebiß ins Maul legen, und die Fische in deinen Wassern an deine Schuppen hängen und will dich aus deinem Strom herausziehen samt allen Fischen in deinen Wassern, die an deinen Schuppen hangen.
Haitian Creole	Mwen pral kwoke yon zen antravè nan machwè ou. Tout pwason larivyè a pral kole sou ou. Lèfini, m'ap rale ou soti nan larivyè a ak tout pwason yo kole sou ou.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Aku akan memasang kaitan pada rahangmu dan melekatkan ikan-ikan pada sisikmu. Lalu engkau Kutarik keluar dari Sungai Nil dengan segala ikan yang melekat pada sisikmu itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Sebab itu Aku kelak membubuh kait pada insangmu dan melekatkan kelak segala ikan sungaimu itu pada sisikmu, dan Kutarik naik akan dikau kelak dari tengah-tengah sungaimu, dan segala ikan sungaimu akan lekat pada sisikmu.
Maori	A ka maka e ahau he matau ki ou kauae, ka meinga ano e ahau nga ika o ou awa kia piri ki ou unahi; ka tangohia mai ano koe e ahau i waenganui o ou awa, me nga ika katoa o ou awa e piri ana ki ou unahi.
Norwegian	Jeg vil legge kroker i dine kjever og la fiskene i dine strømmer henge fast i dine skjell, og jeg vil dra dig op av dine strømmer, både dig og alle fiskene i dine strømmer, som henger fast i dine skjell.
Rumanian	Kyi voi pune knsq un ckrlig kn fqlci, voi lipi pewtii rkurilor tale de solzii tqi, wi te voi scoate din mijlocul rkurilor tale, cu toyi pewtii cari se aflq kn ele, wi cari se vor lipi de solzii tqi.
Russian	оП с ЧМПЦХ ЛТАЛ Ч ЮЕМАУФЙ ФЧПЙ Й Л ЮЕЫХЕ ФЧПЕК � ТЙМЕ� МА ТЩ�' ЙЪ ТЕЛ ФЧПЙИ, Й ЧЩФБЭХ ФЕ�'С ЙЪ ТЕЛ ФЧПЙИ УП ЧУЕА ТЩ�'ПА ТЕЛ ФЧПЙИ, � ТЙМЙ� ЫЕА Л ЮЕЫХЕ ФЧПЕК;
Spanish	"Yo pondré ganchos en tus quijadas, y haré que los peces de los canales se peguen sobre tus escamas. Te sacaré de en medio de tus canales, y todos los peces de tus canales saldrán pegados a tus escamas.
Swedish	Jag skall sätta krokar i dina käftar och låta fiskarna i dina strömmar fastna vid dina fjäll, och så skall jag draga dig upp ur dina strömmar med alla de fiskar i dina strömmar, som hänga fast vid dina fjäll.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: Stick To

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-i-k-o-s-t-t"
	-2 letters: sicko, stick, stock, stoic, ticks, toits.
	-3 letters: cist, cost, cots, kist, kits, kois, otic, scot, sick, skit, sock, tick, tics, tits, toit, tost, tots.
	-4 letters: cis, cos, cot, ick, its, kit, koi, kos, sic, sit, ski, sot, tic, tis, tit, tot, tsk.
	-5 letters: is, it, os, si, so, ti, to.
	Words containing the letters "c-i-k-o-s-t-t"
	+1 letter: bitstock, bittocks, stickout, stockist, tipstock.
	+2 letters: bitstocks, outtricks, stickouts, stockiest, stockinet, stockists, ticktocks, tipstocks.
	+3 letters: lockstitch, stockinets, toothpicks.
	+4 letters: picketboats, stockinette, stocktaking.
	+5 letters: latticeworks, lockstitched, lockstitches, outpoliticks, stockinettes, stocktakings, ticktacktoes.
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Domain	Title
Books	From Pimp Stick to Pulpit-It's Magic: The Life Story of Don "Magic" Juan (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Benjamin Disraeli	Damn your principals. Stick to your Party!
George Eliot	Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right and stick to it.
Henry Wheeler Shaw	My son, observe the postage stamp! Its usefulness depends upon its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.
Josh Billings	Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
Thomas C. Haliburton	Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive.
Winston Churchill	Thus, by every device from the stick to the carrot, the emaciated Austrian donkey is made to pull the Nazi barrow up an ever-steepening hill.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Douglas Adams	"Mmmmmwwwwwerrrrr?" "Hey come on, wake up." "Just let me stick to what I'm good at, yeah?"
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Pa walked around the truck, looking at it, and then he squatted down in the dust and found a stick to draw with.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	Common sense tells me to stick to that steady course.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Because our economic problems are deeply rooted and will not respond to quick political fixes, we must stick to our carefully integrated plan for recovery.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression	Frequency per Day
stick to your gun	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	adhaero. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Ezekiel Chapter 29, Verse 4
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai egw dwsw pagidaV eiV taV siagonaV sou kai proskollhsw touV icquV tou potamou sou proV taV pterugaV sou kai anaxw se ek mesou tou potamou sou kai pantaV touV icquaV tou potamou sou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et ponam frenum in maxillis tuis et adglutinabo pisces fluminum tuorum squamis tuis et extraham te de medio fluminum tuorum et universi pisces tui squamis tuis adherebunt
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And Y shal putte a bridil in thi cheekis, and Y shal glewe to gidre the fisshis of thi floodis to thi scalis; and I shal drawe thee out of the mydil of thi flodis, and alle thi fisshis shulen cleue to thi scalis.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick to thy scales, and I will bring thee out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick to thy scales.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And I will put hooks in your mouth, and the fish of your streams will be hanging from your skin; and I will make you come up out of your streams, with all the fish of your streams hanging from your skin.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Stick To

Definition: Stick To

Stick To

Verb

Synonyms: Stick To

Synonyms within Context: Stick To

Conformity

Continuance in action

Courage

Exertion

Limit

Perseverance

Stability

Crosswords: Stick To

Modern Usage: Stick To

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Stick To

Books

Image Slideshow: Stick To

Illustrations:Stick To

Computer Images:Stick To

Photo Album: Stick To

Familiar Quotations: Stick To

Benjamin Disraeli

George Eliot

Henry Wheeler Shaw

Josh Billings

Thomas C. Haliburton

Winston Churchill

Use in Literature: Stick To

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Non-Fiction Usage: Stick To

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Stick To

Gerald Ford

Ronald Reagan

Expressions: Stick To

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Stick To

Modern Translation: Stick To

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese

Czech

Dutch

Finnish

French

Frisian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Indonesian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Manx

Pig Latin

Romanian

Russian

Scottish

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Turkmen

Welsh

Ancestral Language Translations: Stick To

Bible Trace: Stick To

Matched Bible Translations: Stick To

Anagrams: Stick To

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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