"restick" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: resticks [present, singular, third-person], resticking [participle, present], restuck [participle, past], restuck [past]
Etymology: re- + stick Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|stick}} re- + stick Head templates: {{en-verb|resticks|resticking|restuck}} restick (third-person singular simple present resticks, present participle resticking, simple past and past participle restuck)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To stick (adhere) again or anew. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-restick-en-verb-uGEf2AAp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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