Other Definitions stick (enc)
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Stick| Noun | 1. | stick - implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"bow - a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument club - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club" implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end linstock - a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons matchstick - a short thin stick of wood used in making matches mahlstick, maulstick - a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush spindle - a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" stob - a short straight stick of wood walking stick - a stick carried in the hand for support in walking | | | 2. | stick - a small thin branch of a treetree branch, limb - any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree | | | 3. | stick - a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplanelever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum | | | 4. | stick - informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle | | | 5. | stick - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smokingcannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | | | 6. | stick - threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" | | | Verb | 1. | stick - fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" redeposit - deposit anew; "The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks" | | | 2. | stick - stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" | | | 3. | stick - cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" | | | 4. | stick - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"bind - form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" | | | 5. | stick - be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | | 6. | stick - endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"persist, remain, stay - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" | | | 7. | stick - be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" | | | 8. | stick - be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | | 9. | stick - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" | | | 10. | stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" stick - fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" stick - fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard" | | | 11. | stick - fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" | | | 12. | stick - fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" | | | 13. | stick - pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle"pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument stick - pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" | | | 14. | stick - pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument stick - pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" | | | 15. | stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure" conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" | | | 16. | stick - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"force, thrust - impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" | | | 17. | stick - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, beat, get stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" | |
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