Contact and joining

Synonyms for stick

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

put, fix, force, or implant

Just stick the box in the corner for now.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

deposit

Same sentence, swapped: Just deposit the box in the corner for now.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for stick as it is used in the sentence above.

beat
remain
dislodge

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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

snapverb, nounclickcause to make a snapping soundTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line soilnoun, verbterritorythe geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign stateTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line spillnoun, verbfalla sudden drop from an upright positionTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stackverbpilearrange in stacksTreelineHas a reason line openverb, adjectivespreadspread out or open from a closed or folded stateFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line operateverbcontrolhandle and cause to functionTreelineHas a reason line overloadverboverchargeplace too much a load onHigh CampHas a reason line straightforwardadjectivesquarewithout evasion or compromiseTreeline

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