Meaning & Definition of Stick in English

1. An implement consisting of a length of wood

• "He collected dry sticks for a campfire"

• "The kid had a candied apple on a stick"

2. A small thin branch of a tree

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

4. A rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

5. Informal terms for the leg

• "Fever left him weak on his sticks"

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

7. A long thin implement resembling a length of wood

• "Cinnamon sticks"

• "A stick of dynamite"

8. Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

9. Threat of a penalty

• "The policy so far is all stick and no carrot"

1. Put, fix, force, or implant

• "Lodge a bullet in the table"

• "Stick your thumb in the crack"

2. 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!"

3. Stick to firmly

• "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

4. Be or become fixed

• "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"

5. Endure

• "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"

6. Be a devoted follower or supporter

• "The residents of this village adhered to catholicism"

• "She sticks to her principles"

7. Be loyal to

• "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"

• "The friends stuck together through the war"

8. Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

• "Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"

9. Fasten with an adhesive material like glue

• "Stick the poster onto the wall"

10. Fasten with or as with pins or nails

• "Stick the photo onto the corkboard"

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

• "Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"

12. Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

• "He stuck the cloth with the needle"

13. Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

• "He stuck the needle into his finger"

14. 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"

15. Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

• "They stuck me with the dinner bill"

• "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

16. 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"