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2  [stik] verb, stuck, stick⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
2. to kill by this means: to stick a pig.
3. to thrust (something pointed) in, into, through, etc.: to stick a needle into a pincushion.
4. to fasten in position by thrusting a point or end into something: to stick a peg in a pegboard.
5. to fasten in position by or as if by something thrust through: to stick a painting on the wall.
6. to put on or hold with something pointed; impale: to stick a marshmallow on a fork.
7. to decorate or furnish with things piercing the surface: to stick a cushion full of pins.
8. to furnish or adorn with things attached or set here and there: to stick shelves full of knickknacks.
9. to place upon a stick or pin for exhibit: to stick butterflies.
10. to thrust or poke into a place or position indicated: to stick one's head out of the window.
11. to place or set in a specified position; put: Stick the chair in the corner.
12. to fasten or attach by causing to adhere: to stick a stamp on a letter.
13. to bring to a standstill; render unable to proceed or go back (usually used in the passive): The car was stuck in the mud.
14. Carpentry. to start (a nail).
15. Ceramics. to join (pieces of partially hardened clay) together, using slip as an adhesive.
16. Chiefly British Informal. to tolerate; endure: He couldn't stick the job more than three days.
17. to confuse or puzzle; bewilder; perplex; nonplus: He was stuck by the very first problem on the test.
18. Informal. to impose something disagreeable upon (a person or persons), as a large bill or a difficult task: The committee persistently stuck him with fund collection.
19. Informal. to cheat.
20. Slang: Often Vulgar. to go to hell with: often used imperatively.
–verb (used without object)
21. to have the point piercing or embedded in something: The arrow stuck in the tree.
22. to remain attached by adhesion.
23. to hold, cleave, or cling: The young rider stuck to the back of his terrified horse.
24. to remain persistently or permanently: a fact that sticks in the mind.
25. to remain firm, as in resolution, opinion, statement, or attachment; hold faithfully, as to a promise or bargain.
26. to keep or remain steadily or unremittingly, as to a task, undertaking, or the like: to stick to a job until it is finished.
27. to become fastened, hindered, checked, or stationary by some obstruction: Her zipper stuck halfway up.
28. to be at a standstill, as from difficulties: I'm stuck on this problem.
29. to be embarrassed or puzzled; hesitate or scruple (usually fol. by at).
30. to be thrust or placed so as to extend, project, or protrude (usually fol. by through, from, out, up, etc.).
–noun
31. a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
32. a stoppage or standstill.
33. something causing delay or difficulty.
34. the quality of adhering or of causing things to adhere.
35. something causing adhesion.
—Verb phrases
36. stick around, Informal. to wait in the vicinity; linger: If you had stuck around, you'd have seen the fireworks.
37. stick by or to, to maintain one's attachment or loyalty to; remain faithful to: They vowed to stick by one another no matter what happened.
38. stick out, to extend; protrude: Stick out your tongue. Your shirttail is sticking out.
39. stick up, Informal. to rob, esp. at gunpoint: A lone gunman stuck up the gas station.
40. stick up for, to speak in favor of; come to the defense of; support: She always sticks up for him, even though he doesn't deserve it.
—Idioms
41. stick it, Slang: Often Vulgar. shove 1 (def. 7).
42. stick it to (someone), Slang. to take advantage of; treat unfairly.
43. stick it out, to endure something patiently to the end or its completion: It was a long, dusty trip but we stuck it out.
44. stick it up your or one's ass, Slang: Vulgar. shove 1 (def. 8).
45. stick one's neck out. neck (def. 23).
46. stick to one's guns. gun 1 (def. 16).
47. stick to the or one's ribs, to be substantial and nourishing, as a hearty meal: Hot cereal sticks to your ribs on those cold winter mornings.
Use stick to in a Sentence
Origin:
bef. 900; ME stiken, OE stician to pierce, thrust; akin to G stechen to sting, L -stīg- in instīgāre (see instigate ), Gk stízein (see stigma )

Related forms:
stick⋅a⋅ble, adjective
stick⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. penetrate, spear. 6. transfix. 9. pin. 12. glue, cement, paste. 22. Stick, adhere, cohere mean to cling to or be tightly attached to something. Adhere implies that one kind of material clings tenaciously to another; cohere adds the idea that a thing is attracted to and held by something like itself: Particles of sealing wax cohere and form a mass that will adhere to tin. Stick, a more colloquial and general term, is used particularly when a third kind of material is involved: A gummed label will stick to a package. 29. stickle, waver, doubt.
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Slang Dictionary
stick

  1. n.
    a baseball bat. (Baseball.) : He holds the stick up higher than most batters.
  2. n.
    a pool cue. : He drew the stick back slowly, sighted again, and gave the cue ball a sharp knock.
  3. n.
    a golf club. : These aren't my sticks, and you aren't my caddy. What's going on around here?
  4. n.
    the lever that controls the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the tail of an aircraft. : The pilot pulled back on the stick, and the plane did nothing—being that he hadn't even started the engine or anything. , You pull back on the stick, which lowers the tail and raises the nose, and up you go.
  5. n.
    a gearshift lever in a car. (See also stick shift.) : I keep reaching for the stick in a
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

stick  (v.)
O.E. stician "to pierce, stab," also "to remain embedded, be fastened," from P.Gmc. *stik- "pierce, prick, be sharp" (cf. O.S. stekan, O.Fris. steka, Du. stecken, O.H.G. stehhan, Ger. stechen "to stab, prick"), from PIE *st(e)ig- (cf. L. in-stigare "to goad;" Gk. stizein "to prick, puncture," stigma "mark made by a pointed instrument;" O.Pers. tigra- "sharp, pointed;" Avestan tighri- "arrow;" Lith. stingu "to remain in place;" Rus. stegati "to quilt"). Fig. sense of "to remain permanently in mind" is attested from c.1300. Trans. sense of "to fasten (something) in place" is attested from c.1290. Stick out "project" is recorded from 1567. Slang stick around "remain" is from 1912; stick it as a rude bit of advice is first recorded 1922.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

stick to

  1. Remain loyal; see stick by.

  2. Persist in or continue applying oneself to, as in I'm sticking to my opinion that he's basically honest, or The music teacher told John to stick to the clarinet, at least until the end of the year. [First half of 1500s] Also see stick to one's guns; stick to one's last.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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