stick by one's guns

A form of stick to one's guns — Of a gunner, to persist in faithfully attending to cannons while under fire.

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Meanings

verbstick by one's guns (third-person singular simple present sticks by one's guns, present participle sticking by one's guns, simple past and past participle stuck by one's guns)

present singular third person sticks by one's guns · participle present sticking by one's guns · participle past stuck by one's guns · past stuck by one's guns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of stick to one's guns.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
persevere
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APA

stick by one's guns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20by%20one's%20guns

MLA

“stick by one's guns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20by%20one's%20guns. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick by one's guns,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20by%20one's%20guns.

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