Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 be loyal to; 
- Example: "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"- Example: "The friends stuck together through the war"[syn: stand by, stick by, stick, adhere]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stick by
    v 1: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of
         trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
         [syn: stand by, stick by, stick, adhere]