Stick

[stɪk]

Definition

(noun.) threat of a penalty; 'the policy so far is all stick and no carrot'.

(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 long thin implement resembling a length of wood; 'cinnamon sticks'; 'a stick of dynamite'.

(noun.) a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane.

(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.) a small thin branch of a tree.

(verb.) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; 'They stuck me with the dinner bill'; 'I was stung with a huge tax bill'.

(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.) 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'.

(verb.) fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; 'stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress'.

Editor: Ricky--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

(v. t.) Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.

(v. t.) Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.

(v. t.) A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.

(v. t.) A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.

(v. t.) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

(n.) To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.

(n.) To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.

(n.) To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.

(n.) To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.

(n.) To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.

(n.) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.

(n.) To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner.

(n.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.

(n.) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.

(n.) To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.

(n.) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.

(v. i.) To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.

(v. i.) To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely.

(v. i.) To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.

(v. i.) To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.

(v. i.) To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

Inputed by Lewis

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Rod, switch, birch.[2]. Club, bludgeon.[3]. Cane, staff.[4]. Piece of timber.[5]. Stab, thrust.

v. a. [1]. Pierce, penetrate, transfix, stab, spear, gore.[2]. Insert, thrust, infix.[3]. Attach, paste, glue, cement.[4]. Fix (on something pointed).

v. n. [1]. Adhere, cleave, cling, hold, stay fixed.[2]. Abide, remain, stop, stay, hold fast, be infixed.[3]. Hesitate, waver, doubt, scruple, stickle, be embarrassed, be puzzled.

Editor: Xenia

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Hold, adhere, cleave,[See ANNALS],[See ANNALS]

Typist: Nola

Definition

n. a small shoot or branch cut off a tree: a staff or walking-stick: anything in the form of a stick a cudgel: a piece of printers' furniture used to lock up a form in a chase a printer's composing-stick: a stiff stupidly obstinate person.—v.t. to furnish or set with sticks: to arrange in a composing-stick.—n. Stick′-in′sect a walking-stick or phasmid insect.

v.t. to stab: to thrust in: to fasten by piercing: to fix in: to set with something pointed: to cause to adhere.—v.i. to hold to: to remain: to stop: to be hindered: to hesitate to be embarrassed or puzzled: to adhere closely in affection:—pa.t. and pa.p. stuck.—ns. Stick′er one who kills pigs &c.: one who sticks to anything; Stick′ing the act of stabbing; Stick′ing-place the point at which a thing sticks or stays; Stick′ing-plas′ter an adhesive plaster for closing wounds; Stick′-in-the-mud an old fogy; Stick′it-min′ister (Scot.) a licentiate who never gets a pastoral charge.—Stick at to hesitate: to persist at; Stick by to be firm in supporting to adhere closely to; Stick out to be prominent project; Stick pigs to hunt wild hogs on horseback and transfix them with the spear; Stick to to persevere in holding to; Stick up to stand up: to waylay and plunder as a mail-coach by bushrangers; Stick up for to speak or act in defence of.—Be stuck on (U.S.) to be enamoured of; Stuck up conceited.

Typed by Deirdre

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of sticks, is an unlucky omen.

To see a walking stick in a dream, foretells you will enter into contracts without proper deliberation, and will consequently suffer reverses. If you use one in walking, you will be dependent upon the advice of others. To admire handsome ones, you will entrust your interest to others, but they will be faithful.

Checker: Melanie

Examples

Edited by Alison

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