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   stick

   /stɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. Similar piece of woodtwigsmall branchcanepolebeanpolepoststakeuprightrod
   • ▪ a long, thin piece of wood used for support in walking or as a weapon. Similar walking stickcanestaffmalaccaalpenstockblackthornashplantrattanthumb stickcrookcrutchwaddyclubcudgelbludgeonshillelaghtruncheonbatoncanebirchswitchrodlathidandakierieknobkerrieinformal:cosh
   • ▪ (in hockey, polo, and other games) a long, thin implement, typically made of wood, with a curved head or angled blade that is used to hit or direct the ball or puck.
   • ▪ (in field hockey) the foul play of raising the stick above the shoulder.
   • ▪ a short, thin piece of wood used to impale food: "lolly sticks"
   • ▪ goalposts or cricket stumps. informal
   • ▪ a mast or spar. archaic
   • ▪ a piece of basic furniture: "every stick of furniture just vanished"
   • 2. a long, thin piece of something: "a stick of dynamite"
   • ▪ used to refer to a very thin person or limb: "the girl was a stick"
   • ▪ (of a figure) drawn with short, thin, straight lines: "stick drawings of a man and girl"
   • ▪ a conductor's baton.
   • ▪ a gear or control lever.
   • ▪ a quarter-pound pack of butter or margarine. US
   • ▪ a number of bombs or paratroopers dropped rapidly from an aircraft: "the sticks of bombs rained down"
   • ▪ a small group of soldiers assigned to a particular duty: "a stick of heavily armed guards"
   • 3. a threat of punishment or unwelcome measures (often contrasted with the offer of reward as a means of persuasion): "training that relies more on the carrot than on the stick"
   • 4. severe criticism or treatment: informal British "I took a lot of stick from the press" Similar criticismflakcensurereproachreproofcondemnationcastigationchastisementblameabusepunishmentinformal:a bashinga roastinga caningan earfula bawling-outverbala rollickinga wigginga rocketa rowvulgar slang:a bollockingrare:animadversionOpposite praisecommendation
   • 5. rural areas far from cities or civilization: informal, derogatory "he felt hard done by living out in the sticks"
   • 6. a person of a specified kind: informal, dated "Janet's not such a bad old stick sometimes"
   • 7. a large quantity of unsold stock, especially the proportion of shares which must be taken up by underwriters after an unsuccessful issue.

   Word Origin Old Englishsticca ‘peg, stick, spoon’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch stek ‘cutting from a plant’ and German Stecken ‘staff, stick’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sticklike adjective

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   What does stick mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! STICK definition: 1. a thin piece of wood or other material: 2. a long, thin wooden pole that especially old or…. Learn more.

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   What is a stick used for?

   • A stick is also a long, thin handle with a specially shaped end, used esp. to play hockey and lacrosse. [ T ] I simply cannot watch when someone sticks a needle in my arm. [ I ] He throws the knife, and the blade sticks in the wall. [ T ] Stick the tape to the back of the picture. [ I ] It was so hot that my clothes stuck to me.

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   What does stick mean in a sentence?

   • To stick is to attach to something or not move. There are three prepositions that are commonly used with this verb, by, with, and to, which change the verb to a phrasal verb. For the most part these can be used interchangeably to mean remain loyal or be persistent, especially if there is hardship involved.

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   How do you spell 'stick'?

   • The word 'stick' is spelled as S-T-I-C-K. It is a 5-lettered word with 1 vowel and 4 consonants, and is pronounced as /stɪk/ in both American and British English.

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   What does stick in a lock mean?

   • stick in something The key has stuck in the lock. [transitive, intransitive] to push something, usually a sharp object, into something; to be pushed into something stick something + adv./prep. The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage.

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   What does stick in a shield mean?

   • 1. To be or become fixed or embedded in place by having the point thrust in: The spear stuck in the shield. 2. To become or remain attached or in close association; cling: stick together in a crowd. 3. a. To remain firm, determined, or resolute: stuck to basic principles.

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   stick something/somebody I don't know how you stick that job. They’re always arguing—I can’t stick it any longer. The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend. stick doing something John can't stick living with his parents. become accepted [intransitive] to become accepted. The police couldn't make the charges stick (= show them to ...