"stick on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sticks someone on [present, singular, third-person], sticking someone on [participle, present], stuck someone on [participle, past], stuck someone on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> someone on}} stick on (third-person singular simple present sticks someone on, present participle sticking someone on, simple past and past participle stuck someone on)
  1. (transitive, UK, law enforcement, slang) To charge (someone) with an offence. Tags: UK, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Law enforcement

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, UK, law enforcement, slang) To charge (someone) with an offence."
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