Overview of noun stick

The noun stick has 9 senses

• stick -- (an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick")


• stick -- (a small thin branch of a tree)


• stick, control stick, joystick -- (a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane)


• stick -- (a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine)


• pin, peg, stick -- (informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks")


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


• stick -- (a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite")


• joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff -- (marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking)


• stick -- (threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot")

Overview of verb stick

The verb stick has 16 senses

• lodge, wedge, stick, deposit -- (put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack")


• stay, stick, stick around, stay put -- (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!")


• adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to -- (stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?")


• stick -- (be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it")


• stick -- (endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life")


• adhere, stick -- (be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles")


• stand by, stick by, stick, adhere -- (be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war")


• stick -- (cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it")


• stick -- (fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall")


• stick -- (fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard")


• stick -- (fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress")


• stick -- (pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle")


• stick -- (pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger")


• cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere -- (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")


• stick, sting -- (saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill")


• perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (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")