泥
to plaster; to stick to
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to plaster; to daub; to seal with putty
Often used in construction or repair contexts, like plastering a wall or sealing a window.
The workers are plastering the wall with lime.
Winter is coming, I need to plaster the stove, otherwise it will leak smoke.
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The surroundings of the window glass have all been sealed with putty.
If this crack in the wall isn't plastered well, the wind will blow in.
The craftsman used a trowel to smooth the surface.
verb
to be stuck on; to adhere to; to be rigid in
formalUsed to describe someone who is stubborn, rigid, or sticks strictly to old rules or forms without flexibility.
We should not be rigid about forms when doing things.
He is too stuck in the old ways and finds it hard to accept new things.
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Don't stick rigidly to the textbook when learning a language; practice more.
In handling this problem, we cannot stick to old rules rigidly.
If one's thinking is too rigid, it is not easy to innovate.