stick
has definitions from the fields of arms,anatomy,zoology,botany
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[ noun ] implement consisting of a length of wood
Examples "he collected dry sticks for a campfire" "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Light sticks of fingers , the tips gummy with dark earth , patted at Watson 's throat . |
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[ noun ] (botany) a small thin branch of a tree
Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Beyond that misty gray of the rain , he saw the stretching hutment , low diminutive log_cabins , chinked with mud , with doorways a man would have_to crouch to get through , with roofs of tenting laid_over boughs or boards from hardtack boxes , or fence_rails , with cranky chimneys of sticks and dried mud . Related terms |
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[ verb ] fix, force, or implant
Examples "lodge a bullet in the table" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)He smiled and stuck a large finger with white hairs sprouting on_it into his ear as though that might help . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)Instead of answering you , he sticks his head in the door and shouts up_the_stairs . |
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[ noun ] a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
Synonyms Used in print (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)Greg had the stick forward and the throttle up before he heard the two `` Rogers '' . He hauled back on the stick and felt his cheeks sag . Greg 's fingers closed on the stick trigger . He pushed stick and rudder and entered the overcast on his back . Sweat popped_out over him and he felt the slick between his palm and the stick grip . Related terms |
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[ verb ] cause to protrude or as if to protrude
Synonyms Examples "stick one's hand out of the window" "stick one's nose into other people's business" |
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[ verb ] stick to firmly
Examples "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)The lieutenant 's sparse brown hair was heavily pomaded , and as Killpath raked the comb through it , it stuck together in thatches so that it looked_like umbrella ribs clinging to his pink skull . Related terms attach bind cling attachment adhesiveness gummed_label fastener |
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[ verb ] stay put (in a certain place)
Synonyms Examples "We are staying in Detroit we are not moving to Cincinnati" "Stay put in the corner here!" "Stick around and you will learn something!" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)Cousin_Joshua and some others felt that we should march toward Lexington and take_up new positions ahead of the slow-moving British column , but another group maintained that we should stick to this spot and this section of road . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Hub , you stick by the stage_door . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be a mystery or bewildering to
Examples "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me" |
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[ verb ] come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Examples "The dress clings to her body" "The label stuck to the box" "The sushi rice grains cohere" Related terms touch mold conglutinate agglutinate adhere coherence adhesiveness attach |
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[ verb ] cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
Examples "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (arms) a short stout club used primarily by policemen
Synonyms Related terms |
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[ verb ] fasten with an adhesive material like glue
Examples "stick the poster onto the wall" Related terms |
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[ verb ] fasten with or as with pins or nails
Examples "stick the photo onto the corkboard" Related terms |
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[ verb ] fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
Examples "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" Related terms |
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[ verb ] pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
Examples "he stuck the cloth with the needle" Related terms |
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[ verb ] be a devoted follower or supporter
Synonyms Examples "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism" "She sticks to her principles" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29599
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[ noun ] threat of a penalty
Examples : "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" Related terms |
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