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stick in

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Verb1.stick in - insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"
add, append, supply - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
spatchcock - interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
2.stick in - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"
plug - insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
plug - insert a plug into; "plug the wall"
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); "catheterize the patient's bladder"
cup - put into a cup; "cup the milk"
interlard, intersperse - introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
feed in, feed - introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
slip - insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
foist - insert surreptitiously or without warrant
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
inject, shoot - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
Translations
? stick in
vt sep
(= glue) stamps etceinkleben; to stick stamps in(to) an albumBriefmarken in ein Album kleben
(= put in)hineinstecken; knife etchineinstechen; to stick something in(to) somethingetw in etw (acc)stecken; (= prick) knife, pin etcmit etw in etw (acc)stechen; he stuck his knife in(to) the tableer stieß das Messer in den Tisch; she stuck a knife in(to) himsie stieß ihm ein Messer in den Leib
vi (knife, arrow)stecken (bleiben)


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As he entered his eyes fell upon the stick in Holmes's hand, and he ran towards it with an exclamation of joy.
I found him ready, and waiting for me, with his stick in his hand.
Before I could divine his plan, he was back at the entrance and savagely jabbing the stick in at us.
 
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