verb
stick to firmly
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Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
• Derivationally related forms:
↑sticker (for: ↑stick), ↑binder (for: ↑bind), ↑binding (for: ↑bind), ↑bondable (for: ↑bond), ↑bond (for: ↑bond), ↑holdfast, ↑adhesive (for: ↑adhere), ↑adherent (for: ↑adhere), ↑adhesion (for: ↑adhere)
• Hypernyms: ↑attach
• Hyponyms: ↑bind
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Something is ——ing PP
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remain tightly secured
the door held fast, obviously locked
■ continue to believe in or adhere to an idea or principle
it is important that we hold fast to the policies
Useful english dictionary. 2012.