Lexic.us

Definition of Stick around

1. Verb. Be available or ready for a certain function or service. "They stick around a long time"

2. Verb. Stay put (in a certain place). ; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

Definition of Stick around

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To stay; to linger; to remain. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stick Around

stick stick-and-carrot stick-fighting stick-in-the-mud stick-in-the-mud(p) stick-in-the-muds stick-on stick-tight stick-tights stick-to-it-iveness

stick-to-itiveness stick 'em up stick a fork stick about stick and carrot stick around (current term) stick by stick cinnamon stick clip stick down

stick figure stick figures stick horse stick in stick in someone's craw stick in the mud stick in the muds stick insect stick insects stick it out

Literary usage of Stick around

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
""Whyn't you stick around and have lunch? ... stick around. You'll learn something." "Well, if you're sure . . ." "Of course!" Weiss motioned toward his ..."

2. The Woman who Waits by Frances R. Donovan (1920)
""I just stick around and act so darn nice that she can't resist. But whether it's a man or a woman, you got to stick around and act like you expected it, ..."

3. Occupations for Little Fingers: A Manual for Grade Teachers, Mothers and by Elizabeth Sage, Anna Maria Cooley (1910)
"Lay the stick on top of the warp threads; pass the cord tied to FlG- 53• the stick around the first warp thread, and then around the stick. ..."

4. War Expenditures: Abstract of Testimony Before Subcommittee No. 2 (camps) of by United States Congress. House Select Committee on Expenditures in the War Dept (1920)
"He says, "That don't go around here." He says, "We just calk five joints for a day's work," he says. "And if you want to stick around here," he says, ..."

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