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stick in

/stɪk ɪn/
/stɪk ɪn/
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Other forms: sticking in; sticks in

Definitions of stick in
  1. verb
    insert casually
    synonyms: insert, slip in, sneak in
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    types:
    spatchcock
    interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
    type of:
    add, append, supply
    state or say further
  2. verb
    introduce
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    types:
    plug
    insert as a plug
    plug
    insert a plug into
    inoculate
    introduce a microorganism into
    inset
    set or place in
    glass
    put in a glass container
    catheterise, catheterize
    insert a catheter into (a body part)
    cup
    put into a cup
    interlard, intersperse
    introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
    feed, feed in
    introduce continuously
    slip
    insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
    foist
    insert surreptitiously or without warrant
    inject, shoot
    force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
    seed
    inoculate with microorganisms
    interleave
    intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations
    type of:
    lay, place, pose, position, put, set
    put into a certain place or abstract location
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