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stick

/st/I/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. an implement consisting of a length of wood

    noun.artifact

    Examples
    He collected dry sticks for a campfire.
    The kid had a candied apple on a stick.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a small thin branch of a tree

    noun.plant

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms control stick joystick

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

    noun.food

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. informal terms for the leg

    noun.body

    Examples
    Fever left him weak on his sticks.
    Synonyms peg pin

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood

    noun.artifact

    Examples
    Cinnamon sticks.
    A stick of dynamite.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms joint marijuana cigarette reefer spliff

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. threat of a penalty

    noun.act

    Examples
    The policy so far is all stick and no carrot.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. 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.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. put, fix, force, or implant

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Stick your thumb in the crack.
    Synonyms deposit lodge wedge
    Antonyms dislodge free

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. stay put (in a certain place)

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Stick around and you will learn something!
    Synonyms stay stay put stick around
    Antonyms move

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. stick to firmly

    verb.contact

    Synonyms adhere bind bond hold fast stick to

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. be or become fixed

    verb.stative

    Examples
    The door sticks--we will have to plane it.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. endure

    verb.stative

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. be a devoted follower or supporter

    verb.stative

    Examples
    She sticks to her principles.
    Synonyms adhere

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. be loyal to

    verb.stative

    Synonyms adhere stand by stick by

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

    verb.creation

    Examples
    Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. fasten with an adhesive material like glue

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Stick the poster onto the wall.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. fasten with or as with pins or nails

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Stick the photo onto the corkboard.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  13. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  14. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

    verb.contact

    Synonyms adhere cleave cling cohere

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  15. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

    verb.communication

    Synonyms sting

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  16. be a mystery or bewildering to

    verb.cognition

    Synonyms amaze baffle beat bewilder dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle stupefy vex

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  17. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to <i>stick</i> a beast.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  18. To adhere; as, glue <i>sticks</i> to the fingers; paste <i>sticks</i> to the wall.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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