Collocations for "static"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "static" in context.
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static
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [connection, phone call] has a lot of static
- a lot of static on the [connection]
- I can't hear you, there's too much static
- the static drowned out the [speaker, announcement]
- static on the [TV, screen]
- adjust the antenna to eliminate static
- static [caused, produced] by the [antenna]
- was shocked by the static
- held [up, together] by static
- rub a balloon on your [hair, head] to make static
- a lot of static in my [clothes, sweater]
- use a dryer sheet to eliminate static
- static in the laundry
- informal: gave me a lot of static about [changing, going, publishing]
- static [force, friction, electricity]
- a static [charge, field]
- got a shock from static electricity
- the [demand, market] [is, has become] static
- static [growth, interest, progress]
- is a static [presence, figure] in his life
- computing: [retrieve, store, analyze] static variables
- a static web page
- [went, changed] from static to dynamic
- the [play, performance, movement] was rather static
- static [characters, plots, acting]
'static' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):