Stick - Definition

n 1: an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected
dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on
a stick"
2: a small thin branch of a tree
3: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators
of an airplane [syn: stick, control stick, joystick]
4: a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
5: informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his
sticks" [syn: pin, peg, stick]
6: a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so
that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
7: a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon
sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"
8: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn:
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff]
9: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no
carrot"
v 1: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table";
"stick your thumb in the crack" [syn: lodge, wedge,
stick, deposit] [ant: dislodge, free]
2: 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!" [syn:
stay, stick, stick around, stay put] [ant: move]
3: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
[syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick
to]
4: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane
it"
5: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
6: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this
village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her
principles" [syn: adhere, stick]
7: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble";
"The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: stand
by, stick by, stick, adhere]
8: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface;
"stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
9: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster
onto the wall"
10: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto
the corkboard"
11: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;
"stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
12: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck
the cloth with the needle"
13: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He
stuck the needle into his finger"
14: 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"
[syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere]
15: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They
stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax
bill" [syn: stick, sting]
16: 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" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze,
dumbfound]