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Meaning stick meaning

What does stick mean?
Definitions in simple English

stick Noun

— A piece of wood. Gerard picked up a stick. — A long and thin piece of something. He gave her a stick of gum.

stick Verb

— To attach. The food stuck to the pan. — To put, to place. You stick your clothes in the dryer.

stick

— noun an implement consisting of a length of wood he collected dry sticks for a campfire the kid had a candied apple on a stick — noun a small thin branch of a tree — noun a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane — verb (= lodge) put, fix, force, or implant lodge a bullet in the table stick your thumb in the crack — verb (= stay, stick around, stay put) 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! — verb (= adhere, stick to) stick to firmly Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall? — verb pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed He stuck the needle into his finger — verb pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument he stuck the cloth with the needle — verb (= sting) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous They stuck me with the dinner bill I was stung with a huge tax bill — verb fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress — verb fasten with or as with pins or nails stick the photo onto the corkboard — verb fasten with an adhesive material like glue stick the poster onto the wall — verb cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it — verb endure The label stuck to her for the rest of her life — verb be or become fixed The door sticks--we will have to plane it — noun a long thin implement resembling a length of wood cinnamon sticks a stick of dynamite — noun a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball — noun a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine — noun threat of a penalty the policy so far is all stick and no carrot — verb (= adhere) be a devoted follower or supporter The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism She sticks to her principles — verb (= stand by) be loyal to She stood by her husband in times of trouble The friends stuck together through the war — verb (= vex, get, beat, bewilder) 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 — noun informal terms for the leg fever left him weak on his sticks — noun (= joint) marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking — verb (= cling, cohere) 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

Synonyms stick synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as stick?

stick English » English

adhere cane staff glue rod pole club paste attach wood baton affix walking stick cling fasten cudgel tree thrust twig stick to fix poke prick get stuck stab shove post bond bat bar adhere to wand sting set push peg join hold branch put insert cleave catch truncheon stuff stake place pierce crutch bludgeon

Topics stick topics

What do people use stick to talk about?
Physical actions Arrange

Join, attach
Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Stick together
Universe, creation World Substance, matter

Soil, dirt
Universe, creation Plant

Parts of a plant
Social behavior Law

Punish
Work and occupation Tool Cutting tool

Poking tool
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Put in
Physical actions Arrange Put

Load, pile
Person Body Head

Ear
Language and thought Think Opinion

Change your mind
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Stubborn
Physical actions Posture

Move a part of the body
States Time

Continue, persevere
Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Insect
Person Body Head

Mouth
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Determined
Language and thought Communication Say

Talk about a subject
Social behavior Behavior Honest

Faithful
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Defend
Social behavior Conflict War

Weapon, shoot
Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

Jump
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk with difficulty
Physical actions Move something Carry

Throw
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Push

Conjugation stick conjugation

How do you conjugate stick?

stick · verb

Examples stick examples

How do I use stick in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must stick to your promise.
Stick your finger through your throat!
He who has a mind to beat a dog will easily find a stick.
Don't stick your nose where it has no business!
Would you stick around for a minute?
I told Tom that he could stick that.
Stick the bag down under the seat.
Whatever happens, I'll stick to my principles to the bitter end.
Once you have decided to do something, stick to it.
Stick a notice on the board.
You and I must stick close, back to back.
Don't stick your nose into my personal affairs.
Make a few good friends and stick to them.
My grandfather cannot walk without a stick.
He beat on a drunken man with his stick.
He supported himself with a stick.
He can't stick to anything very long.
He beat the dog with a stick.
We should stick to our plan.
Measure the length of the stick with a ruler.
You should stick those pictures in your album.
Please stick this notice to the door.
This tape doesn't stick.
You must stick to your diet.
The dog was sniffing a stick.
I stick to the point.

Movie subtitles

Just stick to the approved dialogue.
He has commanded me to publish it And stick it in ev'ry home!
That I was wrong, and I'm gonna stay here and stick to my work!
Our prophet has told us to stick together, to fight oppression!
And when they wanted to respirate, they would stick out the tube, basically their lung.
And you're going to ruin your life if you stick with this table.
You can stick it together.
I love flowers and I love ironic stick balloons.
I mean, maybe you love stick balloons a little bit, because you think they're funny and charming, kind of, in an, uh, unthreatening way.
But flowers, you, like, love, 'cause they hold a special place in your heart and have been there forever, and stick balloons should just give up because he's wasting his time?
Jastenity even offered me a half stick of gum.
It could be dangerous, but bros stick together.
We'll be fine just as long as we stick together and we tell the truth.
Should I stick with her?
It's been really hard and it's gonna be a fight, but, um, I hope that you guys stick by her through this.
Really stick it to him now.
Fifty strokes with a stick!
Please stick to the facts.
Stick to the facts directly related to the crime and, again, address the jury.
The Cameron tribe must stick together.
You're a-going to stick.
You stick around.
You'd better stick with me.
I guess I'll stick to them from now on.
Come on, stick them up.
Just stick here.
If you know what's good for you, you'll stick with me.
You stuck by me, and I'll stick by you.
Hey. What about if just me and him, we stick together?
And make sure you stick together!
It's the only place I'll let them play, and they have to stick together.
We're going to have to stick together... or we're just going to get lost.
I'm making it, and we're all going to have to stick to it.
If you'll all stick with me and work hard, we'll forget about money.
Why don't you stick around here.

News and current affairs

For this, governments must deploy both the carrot and the stick.
In turn, the stick is needed to ensure that these incentives do not lock in unproductive and wasteful investments.
The West must stick with Afghanistan until its reconstruction is established.
Arab extremists launched attacks against Israelis civilians, in part to show moderates on both sides that compromise would not stick.
Would it stick to its long-term mission in the face of inevitable attacks?
For the regime to embrace peoples it has excluded, it must agree on inclusiveness--and the tolerance of non-Wahhabi forms of Islam--as a survival strategy and stick to it.
If the world can dispense justice only at the expense of the weak and to the advantage of the strong, it should stick to the older tools of crime prevention: force and negotiation, and leave justice out of it.
Indeed, he described sitting on the back of a motorcycle with a stick to command police forces to suppress the massive demonstrations.
Fortunately, once in office, the Eisenhower administration had the sense to stick with containment in Europe, continuing a policy that is widely credited for winning the Cold War.
Better, then, to stick to the here and now.
The use of development aid as a political stick merely deepens the suffering of impoverished and unstable countries, without producing the political objectives sought by donors.
It gave the US a stick with which to tear down the EU's common agricultural policy.
But EU countries have to stick to the commitment that they made in June and strike a deal in time for a gradual entry into force in January 2013.
Conditionality of this sort would be positive, local, and non-punitive; it would serve as a carrot, not a stick.
The Kanjorski Amendment is a very big stick.
Japan's government in particular needs to identify a coherent Asia strategy and stick to it, instead of leaning towards China one minute, and America the next.
But in that effort, India must contend with its neighbor, China, which speaks with a louder voice and carries a larger stick.
When people are fearful, they tend to be more risk-averse and thus more likely to stick with the status quo.
It is, after all, fair to question whether donor countries will stick to these commitments and, indeed, whether conditions in partner countries will permit them to.
There are now serious concerns that the so-called dark greens - the harder-line faction in Taiwan's pro-independence pan-green political camp - will seize this issue as a stick with which to beat President Chen.
On Dodd-Frank, Democrats - including Obama - are apparently of two minds on the extent to which they should stick up for their own reforms.
The public had poked a sharp stick into the eye of metropolitan cynicism and know-all journalism.
Needless to say, the US and Europe should stick to a common approach on the sanctions issue.
The IMF should stick to supporting countries with temporary external-financing problems; a wealthy creditor region that refuses to address its institutional contradictions is not a deserving case.

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