stick (st k)n.1. A long slender piece of wood, especially: a. A branch or stem cut from a tree or shrub. b. A piece of wood, such as a tree branch, that is used for fuel, cut for lumber, or shaped for a specific purpose. c. A wand, staff, baton, or rod. d. Sports & Games Any of various implements shaped like a rod and used in play: a hockey stick. 2. A walking stick; a cane. 3. Something slender and often cylindrical in form: a stick of dynamite. 4. Slang A marijuana cigarette. 5. a. The control device of an aircraft that operates the elevators and ailerons. b. Informal A stick shift. 6. Nautical A mast or a part of a mast. 7. Printing a. A composing stick. b. A stickful. 8. a. A group of bombs released to fall across an enemy target in a straight row. b. Slang A group of paratroopers exiting an aircraft in succession. 9. A timber tree. 10. Informal A piece of furniture. 11. A poke, thrust, or stab with a stick or similar object: a stick in the ribs. 12. A threatened penalty: using both a carrot and a stick to keep allies in line. 13. The condition or power of adhering: a glue with plenty of stick. 14. sticks Informal a. A remote area; backwoods: moved to the sticks. b. A city or town regarded as dull or unsophisticated. 15. Informal A person regarded as stiff, boring, or spiritless. 16. Archaic A difficulty or obstacle; a delay. v. stuck (st k), stick·ing, sticks v.tr.1. To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument. 2. To kill by piercing. 3. To thrust or push (a pointed instrument) into or through another object. 4. To fasten into place by forcing an end or point into something: stick a hook on the wall. 5. To fasten or attach with or as if with pins, nails, or similar devices. 6. To fasten or attach with an adhesive material, such as glue or tape. 7. To cover or decorate with objects piercing the surface. 8. To fix, impale, or transfix on a pointed object: stick an olive on a toothpick. 9. To put, thrust, or push: stuck a flower in his buttonhole. 10. To detain or delay. 11. past tense and past participle sticked (stkt) To prop (a plant) with sticks or brush on which to grow. 12. past tense and past participle sticked Printing To set (type) in a composing stick. 13. Informal To confuse, baffle, or puzzle: Sometimes even simple questions stick me. 14. To cover or smear with something sticky. 15. Informal To put blame or responsibility on; burden: stuck me with the bill. 16. Slang To defraud or cheat: The dealer stuck me with shoddy merchandise. v.intr.1. To be or become fixed or embedded in place by having the point thrust in. 2. To become or remain attached or in close association by or as if by adhesion; cling: stick together in a crowd. 3. a. To remain firm, determined, or resolute: stuck to basic principles. b. To remain loyal or faithful: stuck by her through hard times. c. To persist or endure: a bad name that has stuck. 4. To scruple or hesitate: She sticks at nothing no matter how difficult. 5. To become fixed, blocked, checked, or obstructed: The drawer stuck and would not open. 6. To project or protrude: hair sticking out on his head. 7. Sports To throw a jab in boxing. Phrasal Verbs: stick around Informal To remain; linger. stick out1. To be prominent. 2. Informal To put up with: stick out a bad situation. stick up To rob, especially at gunpoint. Idioms: be stuck on Informal To be very fond of. stick it to Slang To treat severely or wrongfully. stick (one's) neck out Informal To make oneself vulnerable; take a risk. stick to/by one's guns To hold fast to an opinion or a set course of action. stick to (one's) knitting Informal To mind one's own business. stick to (one's) ribs Informal To be substantial or filling. Used of food. stick up for To defend or support.
[Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca; see steig- in Indo-European roots.] |
stick 1 Noun 1. a small thin branch of a tree 2. a. a long thin piece of wood b. such a piece of wood shaped for a special purpose: a walking stick, a hockey stick 3. a piece of something shaped like a stick: a stick of cinnamon 4. Slang verbal abuse, criticism: they gave me a lot of stick 5. the sticks a country area considered backward or unsophisticated: places out in the sticks 6. sticks pieces of furniture: these few sticks are all I have 7. Informal a person: not a bad old stick 8. get hold of the wrong end of the stick to misunderstand a situation or an explanation completely [Old English sticca]
stick 2 Verb [sticking, stuck] 1. to push (a pointed object) or (of a pointed object) to be pushed into another object 2. to fasten (something) in position by pins, nails, or glue: she just stuck the label on 3. to extend beyond something else; protrude: he stuck his head out of the door 4. Informal to place (something) in a specified position: stick it in the oven 5. to fasten or be fastened by or as if by an adhesive 6. to come or be brought to a standstill: stuck in a rut, two army lorries stuck behind us 7. to remain for a long time: the room that sticks in my mind the most 8. Slang, chiefly Brit to tolerate; abide: you couldn't stick it for more than two days 9. be stuck Informal to be at a loss for; to be baffled or puzzled: I'm stuck, stuck for words
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  stick - an 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 instruments 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 - a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarinebutter - an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use | | 5. | stick - informal terms for 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 of the limb between the knee and ankle | | 6. | stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ballhockey game, ice hockey, hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks field hockey, hockey - a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net polo - a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball hockey stick - sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck | | 7. | stick - a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end | | 8. |  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 | | 9. | stick - threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" | | Verb | 1. | stick - put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"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 - 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" | | 4. | 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" | | 5. | 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" | | 6. | 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" | | 7. | 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" | | 8. | stick - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" | | 9. | 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" | | 10. | 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" | | 11. | 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" | | 12. | 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" | | 13. | 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" | | 14. | 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" | | 15. | 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 urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" | | 16. |  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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stick 2 verb 1. ( Informal) put, place, set, position, drop, plant, store, lay, stuff, fix, deposit, install, plonk verb 2. poke, dig, stab, insert, thrust, pierce, penetrate, spear, prod, jab, transfix verb 3. fasten, fix, bind, hold, bond, attach, hold on, glue, fuse, paste, adhere, affix stick something out stick to something 1. keep to, persevere in, cleave to
A number of paratroopers who jump from one aperture or door of an aircraft during one run over a drop zone.
 Translations stick [stɪk] [ pt stuck, pp ] n → palo; vi → pegarse (= come to a stop); quedarse parado (= get jammed) [ door, lift] → atascarse; it stuck in my mind → se me quedó grabado; stick around vi (col) → quedarse
 stick [stɪk] [ stuck , pt , pp ] [stʌk] n → bâton m; vt (= glue) → coller (= thrust); stick around vi ( inf) → rester (dans les parages)
 stick [stɪk] [ stuck , pt, pp ] n → Zweig m; ( of chalk etc) → Stück nt; (also: walking stick) → (Spazier)stock mvi to stick (to) → kleben (an +dat); to get hold of the wrong end of the stick ( Brit) ( fig); es falsch verstehen; stick around stick ( inf) vi → hier-/dableiben stick out stick vi ( ears etc) → abstehen stick to stick vt fus ( one's word, promise) → halten; stick up stick vi → hochstehen
 stick [stɪk] n → bastone m [ of rhubarb, celery] → gambovb [pt stuck, pp ] [stʌk] to stick to [+ one's word, promise] → mantenere [+ principles]; tener fede a; to get hold of the wrong end of the stick ( fig) → capire male; stick around vi ( col) → restare, fermarsi vt to stick it out ( col) → tener duro
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