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restick

restick verb: to stick (adhere) again or anew.

Verb

restick (third-person singular simple present resticks, present participle resticking, simple past and past participle restuck)

  1. (ambitransitive) To stick (adhere) again or anew.
    • Cross a gecko with a mussel and what comes out is a new type of adhesive tape that can repeatedly stick and restick, even underwater.2007 July 24, Kenneth Chang, “Design by Gecko, Plus Glue by Mussel, Yields a Powerful Adhesive”, in New York Times

Forms of restick

third-person singular presentresticks
present participleresticking
past participlerestuck
pastrestuck

Origin of restick

From re- + stick.

Questions about restick

What does restick mean?
Restick means to stick (adhere) again or anew.
What part of speech is restick?
Restick is a verb.
What is the past tense of restick?
The past tense of restick is restuck.

Words near restick in the dictionary

  1. resthouse
  2. resthouses
  3. restiaceous
  4. restiad
  5. restiads
  6. restick
  7. resticker
  8. restickered
  9. restickering
  10. restickers
  11. resticking

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