- stick fingers
- steal, plunder, shoplift
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
stick fingers
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Stick — Stick, v. i. 1. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. [1913 Webster] The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To remain where placed; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stick two fingers up at — see ↑finger, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑stick … Useful english dictionary
stick out — *bulge, jut, protuberate, protrude, project, overhang, beetle Analogous words: *extend, prolong, elongate, lengthen: *expand, swell, distend: obtrude (see INTRUDE) stiff adj Stiff, rigid, inflexible, tense, stark, wooden can mean so firm, hard,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stick — 1. n. 1 a a short slender branch or length of wood broken or cut from a tree. b this trimmed for use as a support or weapon. 2 a thin rod or spike of wood etc. for a particular purpose (cocktail stick). 3 a an implement used to propel the ball in … Useful english dictionary
stick two fingers up at somebody — put/stick two ˈfingers up at sb idiom (BrE, informal) to form the shape of a V with the two fingers nearest your thumb and raise your hand in the air with the back part of it facing sb, done to be rude to them or to show them that you are angry… … Useful english dictionary
stick two fingers up at someone — put/stick two fingers up at (someone/something) British, informal to show that you are angry with someone, or that you have no respect for someone or something. These protest marches are a way of putting two fingers up at politicians … New idioms dictionary
stick two fingers up at something — put/stick two fingers up at (someone/something) British, informal to show that you are angry with someone, or that you have no respect for someone or something. These protest marches are a way of putting two fingers up at politicians … New idioms dictionary
stick two fingers up at — put/stick two fingers up at (someone/something) British, informal to show that you are angry with someone, or that you have no respect for someone or something. These protest marches are a way of putting two fingers up at politicians … New idioms dictionary
stick to one's fingers — phrasal : to be retained wrongfully as this currency passes from hand to hand, some of it inevitably sticks to the fingers that it touches D.D.McKean … Useful english dictionary
To stick by — Stick Stick, v. i. 1. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. [1913 Webster] The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To remain where… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
