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meet a sticky end

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
meet a -stick-y end
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

meets a sticky end (present, singular) meeting a sticky end (participle, present) met a sticky end (participle, past) met a sticky end (past) come to a sticky end (alternative)

Questions

What does meet a sticky end mean?
To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

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