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stick

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noun (1)

1
: a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as
a
: a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branch
b
: a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material
2
a
: a long slender piece of wood or metal: such as
(1)
: a club or staff used as a weapon
b
: an implement used for striking or propelling an object in a game
c
: something used to force compliance
d
: a baton symbolizing an office or dignity
also : a person entitled to bear such a baton
3
: a piece of the materials composing something (such as a building)
4
: any of various implements resembling a stick in shape, origin, or use: such as
b
: an airplane lever operating the elevators and ailerons
c
: the gearshift lever of an automobile
5
: something prepared (as by cutting, molding, or rolling) in a relatively long and slender often cylindrical form
a stick of candy
a stick of butter
6
a
b
: a dull, inert, stiff, or spiritless person
7
sticks plural : remote usually rural districts regarded especially as backward, dull, or unsophisticated : boondocks
8
: an herbaceous stalk resembling a woody stick
celery sticks
9
10
: a piece of furniture
11
a
: a number of bombs arranged for release from a bombing plane in a series across a target
b
: a number of parachutists dropping together
12
slang : a marijuana cigarette
13
a
: punishment or the threat of punishment used to force compliance or cooperation
choosing between the carrot and the stick
b
British : criticism, abuse
sticklike adjective

Illustration of stick

Illustration of stick
  • a lacrosse
  • b ice hockey
  • c field hockey

stick

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verb (1)

sticked; sticking; sticks

transitive verb

: to hit or propel (something, such as a hockey puck) with a stick

stick

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verb (2)

stuck ˈstək How to pronounce stick (audio) ; sticking

transitive verb

1
a
: to pierce with something pointed : stab
b
: to kill by piercing
2
: to push or thrust so as or as if to pierce
3
a
: to fasten by thrusting in
b
: impale
c
4
: to put or set in a specified place or position
5
: to furnish with things fastened on by or as if by piercing
6
: to attach by or as if by causing to adhere to a surface
7
a
: to compel to pay especially by trickery
got stuck with the bar bill
8
a
: to halt the movement or action of
b
9
a
b
: to saddle with something disadvantageous or disagreeable
is still stuck with that lousy car
10
: to execute (a landing) flawlessly in gymnastics

intransitive verb

1
: to hold to something firmly by or as if by adhesion:
a
: to become fixed in place by means of a pointed end
b
: to become fast by or as if by miring or by gluing or plastering
stuck in the mud
2
a
: to remain in a place, situation, or environment
b
: to hold fast or adhere resolutely : cling
she stuck to her story
c
: to remain effective
d
: to keep close in a chase or competition
3
: to become blocked, wedged, or jammed
4
a
b
: to find oneself baffled
c
: to be unable to proceed
5

stick

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noun (2)

1
: a thrust with a pointed instrument : stab
2
a
: delay, stop
3
: adhesive quality or substance
Phrases
stick in one's craw
: to irritate, nag at, or obsess one
stick it to
: to treat harshly or unfairly
stick one's neck out
: to make oneself vulnerable by taking a risk
stick to one's guns
: to maintain one's position especially in face of opposition
stuck on
: infatuated with
Choose the Right Synonym for stick

stick, adhere, cohere, cling, cleave mean to become closely attached.

stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together.

couldn't get the label to stick

adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together.

antibodies adhering to a virus

cohere suggests a sticking together of parts so that they form a unified mass.

eggs will make the mixture cohere

cling implies attachment by hanging on with arms or tendrils.

clinging to a capsized boat

cleave stresses strength of attachment.

the wet shirt cleaved to his back

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick

Verb (2)

Middle English stikken, from Old English stician; akin to Old High German sticken to prick, Latin instigare to urge on, goad, Greek stizein to tattoo

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1937, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (2)

1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stick was before the 12th century

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