Definitions for sticking
stick·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking(p), sticking out(p)(adj)

   extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

   "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sticking

   of Stick

2. Sticking

   a. & n. from Stick, v

The Standard Electrical Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sticking

   The adherence, after the current is cut off, of the armature to the poles of a magnet. In telegraphy it is a cause of annoyance and obstructs the working. It may, in telegraphy, be due to too weak a spring for drawing back the armature, or to imperfect breaking of the contact by the despatcher's key or by the receiver's relay.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sticking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3394

Anagrams for sticking »

1. tickings

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sticking in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sticking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sticking in a Sentence

1. Robert Kaestner:

   The real sticking point.

2. Vice President Joe Biden:

   I call it sticking with what works.

3. Lee Graese:

   That’s like sticking bobcats in gunnysacks.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Stick to life, just like a baby sticking to a candy!

5. John Higgins:

   This is like putting a sticking plaster on a broken leg.

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