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big stick
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big stick
n.
A display or threat, especially of military force: a foreign policy that relied on the big stick.
bigstick (bgstk) adj.
big stick
n
Informal force or the threat of using force
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Noun1.big stick - a display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big stick"
display, show - something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"


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With little fanfare, the Rawlings BigStick bat belonging to Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy arrived two weeks ago at the Natural History Museum, ready to take its place alongside Jackie Robinson's jersey and Honus Wagner's T206 tobacco card in the featured ``Baseball as America'' exhibit.
EXHIBIT HITS HOME BASEBALL'S PLACE IN AMERICAN HISTORY FOCUS OF ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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