STICK TOGETHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stick together mean? 

• STICK TOGETHER (verb)
  The verb STICK TOGETHER has 1 sense:

1. be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble

  Familiarity information: STICK TOGETHER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STICK TOGETHER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

stay together; stick together

Context example:

The two families stuck together throughout the war

Hypernyms (to "stick together" is one way to...):

remain; rest; stay (stay the same; remain in a certain state)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

When exposed to heat or light, the particles stick together, changing the colour of the material.

(Colour-changing artificial ‘chameleon skin’ powered by nanomachines, University of Cambridge)

Since amyloid-beta is normally present in such small quantities in the brain, the molecules don’t normally find each other and stick together.

(Brain cholesterol associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, University of Cambridge)

A mass of blood that forms when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together.

(Blood clot, NCI Dictionary)

For example, in von Willebrand Disease, the platelets cannot stick together or cannot attach to blood vessel walls.

(Platelet Disorders, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Mesothelin may help these cells stick together and send signals.

(Mesothelin, NCI Dictionary)

A substance that makes a loose mixture stick together.

(Binder Excipient, NCI Dictionary)

Adhesions cause tissues and organs to stick together.

(Adhesions, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A substance that makes particles (such as bacteria or cells) stick together to form a clump or a mass.

(Agglutinin, NCI Dictionary)

Planets form from debris orbiting in a disk shape around a star; small pieces of debris can stick together and grow larger over time.

(Comet Provides New Clues to Origins of Earth's Oceans, NASA)

To build a sandcastle here on Earth, the sand needs to be wet so it can stick together.

('Electric Sands' Cover Titan, VOA News)