adhere

• "You must adhere to the rules"

• "They adhered to their plan"

• "stick or hold together and resist separation"
• "The dress clings to her body"
• "The label stuck to the box"
• "The sushi rice grains cohere"

Synonyms

• clingfruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit ; come or be in close contact with; to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; hold on tightly or tenaciously
• cleaveseparate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; make by cutting into; come or be in close contact with
• stickan implement consisting of a length of wood; a small thin branch of a tree ; a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane ; a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine ; informal terms for the leg; a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball ; a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking ; threat of a penalty; put, fix, force, or implant; stay put (in a certain place); stick to firmly; be or become fixed; endure; be a devoted follower or supporter; be loyal to; cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; fasten with an adhesive material like glue; fasten with or as with pins or nails; fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; come or be in close contact with; saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; be a mystery or bewildering to
• coherecome or be in close contact with; cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole; have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results

• "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"
• "She sticks to her principles"

Synonyms

• stickan implement consisting of a length of wood; a small thin branch of a tree ; a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane ; a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine ; informal terms for the leg; a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball ; a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking ; threat of a penalty; put, fix, force, or implant; stay put (in a certain place); stick to firmly; be or become fixed; endure; be a devoted follower or supporter; be loyal to; cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; fasten with an adhesive material like glue; fasten with or as with pins or nails; fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; come or be in close contact with; saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; be a mystery or bewildering to

• "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"
• "The friends stuck together through the war"

Synonyms

• stand bynot act or do anything; be available or ready for a certain function or service ; be loyal to
• stick bybe loyal to
• stickan implement consisting of a length of wood; a small thin branch of a tree ; a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane ; a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine ; informal terms for the leg; a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball ; a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking ; threat of a penalty; put, fix, force, or implant; stay put (in a certain place); stick to firmly; be or become fixed; endure; be a devoted follower or supporter; be loyal to; cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; fasten with an adhesive material like glue; fasten with or as with pins or nails; fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; come or be in close contact with; saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; be a mystery or bewildering to

• "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

Synonyms

• hold faststick to firmly
• bondstick to firmly; create social or emotional ties; issue bonds on ; bring together in a common cause or emotion; an electrical force linking atoms ; a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) ; a connection that fastens things together ; a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) ; British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming ; the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
• bindsomething that hinders as if with bonds ; stick to firmly; create social or emotional ties; make fast; wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose ; secure with or as if with ropes; bind by an obligation; provide with a binding; fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; form a chemical bond with; cause to be constipated
• stickan implement consisting of a length of wood; a small thin branch of a tree ; a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane ; a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine ; informal terms for the leg; a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball ; a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking ; threat of a penalty; put, fix, force, or implant; stay put (in a certain place); stick to firmly; be or become fixed; endure; be a devoted follower or supporter; be loyal to; cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; fasten with an adhesive material like glue; fasten with or as with pins or nails; fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; come or be in close contact with; saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; be a mystery or bewildering to
• stick tostick to firmly; keep to