sticks

Noun

• an implement consisting of a length of wood
  • "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"
• 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"
• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
• threat of a penalty
• plural of stick
• rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.
• Hurdles or other obstacles to be jumped over.
• crutches

Verb

• put, fix, force, or implant
• stay put (in a certain place)
• 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
• fasten with an adhesive material like glue
• fasten with or as with pins or nails
• fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
• 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
• third-person singular simple present indicative of stick

Examples

• "We had to drive way out into the sticks to visit that customer."

Synonyms

adhere, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, BFE, bind, bond, boondocks, boonies, cleave, cling, cohere, control stick, deposit, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, hinterland, hold fast, joint, joystick, lodge, marijuana cigarette, middle of nowhere, mystify, nonplus, peg, perplex, pin, pose, puzzle, reefer, See: Thesaurus:remote place, spliff, stand by, stay, stay put, stick, stick around, stick by, stick to, sting, stupefy, the sticks, vex, wedge

Antonyms

dislodge, move