restick en · VERB
Etymology
From re- + stick.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To stick (adhere) again or anew.
Cross a gecko with a mussel and what comes out is a new type of adhesive tape that can repeatedly stick and restick, even underwater.
2007 July 24, Kenneth Chang, “Design by Gecko, Plus Glue by Mussel, Yields a Powerful Adhesive”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| restuck | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| restuck | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| resticks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| resticking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |