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stick

noun
  1. threat of a penalty
    “the policy so far is all stick and no carrot”
  2. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
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  3. an implement consisting of a length of wood
    “We collected dry sticks for a campfire.”
  4. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
    “cinnamon sticks”
  5. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
    joystickcontrol stick
  6. a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
  7. informal terms for the leg
    “An early childhood fever left me weak on my sticks.”
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  8. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
  9. a small thin branch of a tree
verb
  1. be a mystery or bewildering to
    beat
  2. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
    sting
  3. come or be in close contact with
    “stick or hold together and resist separation”
    cling
  4. stick to firmly
    bondbindstick toadherehold fast
  5. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
  6. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
  7. put, fix, force, or implant
    deposit
  8. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
    “stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress”
  9. fasten with or as with pins or nails
    “stick the photo onto the corkboard”
  10. fasten with an adhesive material like glue
    “stick the poster onto the wall”
  11. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
    “stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it”
  12. stay put (in a certain place)
    stay
  13. be loyal to
    adherestand bystick by
  14. be a devoted follower or supporter
    adhere
  15. endure
  16. be or become fixed
    “The door sticks--we will have to plane it”