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noun
1.
a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
2.
a relatively long and slender piece of wood.
3.
a long piece of wood for use as fuel, in carpentry, etc.
4.
a rod or wand.
5.
EXPANDa baton.
6.
Chiefly British. a walking stick or cane.
7.
a club or cudgel.
8.
something that serves to goad or coerce: The threat of unemployment was the stick that kept the workers toiling overtime. Compare carrot (def. 3).
9.
a long, slender piece or part of anything: a stick of candy; sticks of celery.
10.
any of four equal parts in a pound of butter or margarine.
11.
Sports. an implement used to drive or propel a ball or puck, as a crosse or a hockey stick.
12.
Aeronautics. a lever, usually with a handle, by which the longitudinal and lateral motions of an airplane are controlled.
13.
Nautical. a mast or spar.
14.
Printing. composing stick.
15.
the sticks, Informal. any region distant from cities or towns, as rural districts; the country: Having lived in a large city all his life, he found it hard to adjust to the sticks.
16.
Military.
a.
a group of bombs so arranged as to be released in a row across a target.
b.
the bomb load.
17.
Informal. stick shift.
18.
Slang. a marijuana cigarette.
19.
Informal. an unenthusiastic or uninteresting person.
20.
COLLAPSEInformal. a portion of liquor, as brandy, added to a nonalcoholic drink.
verb (used with object)
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Sticking
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
23.
short/dirty end of the stick, Slang. the least desirable assignment, decision, or part of an arrangement.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English stikke, Old English sticca; akin to Old High German stehho, Old Norse stik stick; akin to stick2
before 1000; Middle English stikke, Old English sticca; akin to Old High German stehho, Old Norse stik stick; akin to stick2
Related forms
stick·less, adjective
stick·like, adjective
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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.
EXPANDto 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.
COLLAPSESlang: 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.
EXPANDto 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 followed by at).
30.
COLLAPSEto be thrust or placed so as to extend, project, or protrude (usually followed by through, from, out, up, etc.).
noun
Verb phrases31.
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.
36.
stick around, Informal. to wait in the vicinity; linger: If you had stuck around, you'd have seen the fireworks.
37.
stick by/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, especially at gunpoint: A lone gunman stuck up the gas station.
40.
Idiomsstick 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.
41.
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.
45.
EXPANDstick one's neck out. neck (def. 23).
Origin:
before 900; Middle English stiken, Old English stician to pierce, thrust; akin to German stechen to sting, Latin -stīg- in instīgāre (see instigate), Greek stízein (see stigma)
before 900; Middle English stiken, Old English stician to pierce, thrust; akin to German stechen to sting, Latin -stīg- in instīgāre (see instigate), Greek stízein (see stigma)
Related forms
stick·a·ble, adjective
stick·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·stick·a·ble, adjective
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.
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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Word Origin & History
stick
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
EXPAND "mark made by a pointed instrument;" O.Pers. tigra- "sharp, pointed;" Avestan tighri- "arrow;" Lith. stingu "to remain in place;" Rus. stegati "to quilt"). Figurative sense of "to remain permanently in mind" is attested from c.1300. Trans. sense of "to fasten (something) in place" is attested from late 13c. Stick out "project" is recorded from 1560s. Slang stick around "remain" is from 1912; stick it as a rude bit of advice is first recorded 1922.
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