{
    "term": "sticky",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "sticky fingers covered in jam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a dish of mango with sweet sticky rice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her arms were covered in a sticky substance that could only be blood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was covered in a really sticky mess."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The paint was still slightly sticky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rubber's gone all sticky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The white paint was still fresh and sticky to the touch."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": ["hot and sticky"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "with glue (= a sticky substance) on one side so that you can stick it to a surface",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "sticky tape"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "hot and slightly wet",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sticky, humid afternoon"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air was hot and sticky."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": ["hot and sticky"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "feeling hot and uncomfortable",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "sweaty"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "difficult or unpleasant",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their relationship is **going through a sticky patch** and they’ve decided to have counselling."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "so interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a long time",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something unpleasant that happens to somebody, for example punishment or a violent death, usually because of their own actions",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He'll **come to a sticky end** one of these days if he carries on like that."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be likely to steal something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a difficult situation",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstɪki/",
                "audio": "st/sticky/sticky__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstɪki/",
                "audio": "st/sticky/sticky__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}