1. A small thin branch of a tree
   "The children collected dry sticks to build a campfire"
    
2. An implement consisting of a length of wood
   "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
    
3. A long thin implement resembling a length of wood
   "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"
    
4. A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an aeroplane
   "The pilot gently pulled back on the control stick to lift the nose of the aircraft";
   - control stick, joystick
    
5. (polo) a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
   "The polo player swung his stick to strike the ball"
    
6. [US] A rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
   "She softened a stick of butter to make the cookie dough"
    
7. [informal] A human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
   "fever left him weak on his sticks";
   - leg, pin [informal], peg [informal]
    
8. [informal] Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
   "The police found a stick in the suspect's pocket";
   - joint [informal], marijuana cigarette, reefer [slang], spliff [slang]
    
9. Threat of a penalty
   "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
    
10. [Brit, informal] Intense adverse criticism
    "The new policy came in for some stick from the opposition";
    - fire, attack, flak [informal], flack, blast [informal]

1. Fasten with an adhesive material like glue
   "stick the poster onto the wall"
    
2. Be or become fixed
   "The door sticks — we will have to plane it"
    
3. Remain stuck to; keep in place
   "Will this wallpaper stick to the wall?";
   - adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to
    
4. Put, fix, force, or implant
   "stick your thumb in the crack";
   - lodge, wedge, deposit
    
5. Fasten with or as with pins or nails
   "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
    
6. Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
   "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
    
7. Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
   "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
    
8. Pierce, penetrate or puncture with something pointed
   "He stuck the needle into his finger"
    
9. Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
   "The label stuck to the box";
   - cling, cleave, adhere, cohere
    
10. Remain in the same place or position
    "Stick around and you will learn something!";
    - stay, stick around, stay put, remain
     
11. Endure
    "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
     
12. Be a devoted follower or supporter
    "She sticks to her principles";
    - adhere
     
13. Be loyal to
    "The friends stuck together through the war"; "She stuck by her husband in times of trouble";
    - stand by, stick by, adhere
     
14. [informal] Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
    "They stuck me with the dinner bill";
    - sting [informal]
     
15. Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
    "This question really stuck me";
    - confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound
     
16. Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
    "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"

Derived forms: sticking, stuck, sticks

See also: project

Type of: adjoin, adopt, adorn, affect, attach, be, bear on, bear upon, beautify, butter, cig [informal], cigaret [US], cigarette, ciggy [Brit, informal], coffin nail [informal], contact, criticism, decorate, durry [Austral, informal], embellish, espouse, exist, fag [Brit, informal], fancify, fasten, fix, follow, force, gasper [Brit, informal], grace, impact, implement, lever, limb, margarine, marge [Brit, informal], meet, oleo [N. Amer], oleomargarine [N. Amer], ornament, penalisation [Brit], penalization, penalty, pierce, punishment, relate, sanction, secure, smoke [informal], sports equipment, stay in place, thrust, touch, tree branch, unfavorable judgment [US], unfavourable judgment [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: body, organic structure

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