stick
stik
- n an implement consisting of a length of wood
he collected dry sticks for a campfire
the kid had a candied apple on a stick - n a small thin branch of a tree
- n a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- n a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- n informal terms for the leg
fever left him weak on his sticks - n a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- n a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
cinnamon sticks
a stick of dynamite - n marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- n threat of a penalty
the policy so far is all stick and no carrot - v put, fix, force, or implant
stick your thumb in the crack - v stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"
- v stick to firmly
- v be or become fixed
The door sticks--we will have to plane it - v endure
- v be a devoted follower or supporter
She sticks to her principles - v be loyal to
- v cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it - v fasten with an adhesive material like glue
stick the poster onto the wall - v fasten with or as with pins or nails
stick the photo onto the corkboard - v fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress - v pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- v pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- v come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- v saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- v be a mystery or bewildering to
- That expansion increasingly happens through the single-stick model, and that's the traffic that causes the most worry.
- Salad on-a-stick anyone? I'm serious.
- During a practice session seven years ago, the Chicago Black Hawks' Stan Mi-kita split the flat, straight blade of his hockey stick into a haphazard V-shape.