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sticking someone on

sticking someone on is the present participle and gerund of stick on.

Meaning of stick on

Verb

stick on (third-person singular simple present sticks on, present participle sticking on, simple past and past participle stuck on)

  1. (UK, slang, transitive) To charge (someone) with an offence.
    • […] took him to the nick, stuck him on, and he spent the night in the flowery.1931, The Police Journal, volume 4, page 501

Questions about sticking someone on

What is sticking someone on the present participle and gerund of?
Sticking someone on is the present participle and gerund of stick on.

Words near sticking someone on in the dictionary

  1. sticking places
  2. sticking plaster
  3. sticking plasters
  4. sticking point
  5. sticking points
  6. sticking someone on
  7. sticking the knife in
  8. sticking the landing
  9. sticking to
  10. sticking to business
  11. sticking to one's guns

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