stick

Meanings

• an implement consisting of a length of wood
  • "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"
  • "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
• a small thin branch of a tree
• a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
• a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
• informal terms for the leg
  • "fever left him weak on his sticks"
• a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
• a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
  • "cinnamon sticks"
  • "a stick of dynamite"
• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
• threat of a penalty
  • "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
• put, fix, force, or implant
  • "stick your thumb in the crack"
• stay put (in a certain place)
  • "Stick around and you will learn something!"
• stick to firmly
• be or become fixed
  • "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
• endure
• be a devoted follower or supporter
  • "She sticks to her principles"
• be loyal to
• cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
  • "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
• fasten with an adhesive material like glue
  • "stick the poster onto the wall"
• fasten with or as with pins or nails
  • "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
• fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
  • "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
• pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
• pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
• be a mystery or bewildering to

Synonyms

adhere, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, bind, bond, cleave, cling, cohere, control stick, deposit, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, hold fast, joint, joystick, lodge, marijuana cigarette, mystify, nonplus, peg, perplex, pin, pose, puzzle, reefer, spliff, stand by, stay, stay put, stick around, stick by, stick to, sting, stupefy, vex, wedge