stick

/stɪk/

noun 12verb 9adj 1name 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

big, long | little, short | thick, thin

QUANT

bundle | pile

VERB + STICK

brandish, wave

The protesters waved sticks in the air as they marched down the street.

2

(verb.)

ADV

just, simply

She just stuck a note on the fridge to remind everyone about the meeting tomorrow.

PREP

in, into, on, onto, through

She stuck a poster onto the wall above her desk.

PHRASAL VERBS stick to sth

ADV

close, closely

rigidly, slavishly, strictly

She strictly stuck to her diet throughout the entire month.

doggedly, firmly, resolutely, stubbornly

Despite criticism from colleagues, he stubbornly stuck to his original plan.

VERB + STICK

tend to

My children tend to stick with the same breakfast cereal every single morning.

decide to | be determined to

Definitions

noun

1

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

The beaver's dam was made out of sticks.

Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.

2

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

I found several good sticks in the brush heap.

What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick.

3

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

I found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed.

4

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

I don’t need my stick to walk, but it’s helpful.

The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.

5

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

As soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks.

verb

1

To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

2

To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.

to stick type

3

To furnish or set with sticks.

4

To hit with a stick.

noun

1

The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.

2

The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.

3

That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).

4

That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).

Problem: A lot of stick and a lack of energy on the forward stroke.

5

A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

What if Veronica Prego was lying about who drew the blood and it was her own carelessness, not Joyce Fogel's, which caused the needle stick?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

joint
reefer
spliff

noun — a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevator

joystick

noun — informal terms for the leg

verb — be a mystery or bewildering to

verb — saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

sting

verb — come or be in close contact with

verb — stick to firmly

verb — put, fix, force, or implant

verb — stay put (in a certain place)

stay

verb — be loyal to

adhere

verb — be a devoted follower or supporter

adhere

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

stick in someone's craw

To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.

It really sticks in my craw that he never even asked me.

stick up

To rob at gunpoint.

I think they intend to stick up the bank.

stick with

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, with.

stick to

To persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.)

I have seen all the fancy electric toothbrushes, but I'm going to stick to the old-fashioned kind.

clue stick

A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.

Leadbetter needs to be thwacked with a legal clue stick. The law he's talking about applies only to Internet service providers, not reporters.

Example Bank

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The beaver's dam was made out of sticks.

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02

Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and eff

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03

I found several good sticks in the brush heap.

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04

to stick type

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05

Problem: A lot of stick and a lack of energy on the forward stroke.

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06

What if Veronica Prego was lying about who drew the blood and it was her own carelessness, not Joyce Fogel's, which caused the needle stick?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, stick is marked as dated, slang, informal, obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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