Allow
Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Stick
Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- This move system was meant to allow novice players to play by assigning a special move to each direction on the right stick.
Source: Game Breaker / Fighting Games -
The method of stick-handing is also significantly different in that field hockey doesn't allow you to use both sides of the stick to hit the ball.
Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory -
One 15th century style that quickly fell out of favour was to have sleeves so large they weren't actually usable as sleeves; instead, a hole about halfway down would allow the arms to stick out.
Source: Giant Poofy Sleeves
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