stick /stɪk/
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"
synset: stick
2. a small thin branch of a tree
synset: stick
3. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
synset: stick, control_stick, joystick
4. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
synset: stick
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
synset: stick
7. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"
synset: stick
8. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
synset: joint, marijuana_cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff
9. threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
synset: stick
1. put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
synset: lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
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!"
synset: stay, stick, stick_around, stay_put
3. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
synset: adhere, hold_fast, bond, bind, stick, stick_to
4. be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
synset: stick
5. endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
synset: stick
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"
synset: stand_by, stick_by, stick, adhere
8. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
synset: stick
9. fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
synset: stick
10. fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
synset: stick
11. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
synset: stick
12. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
synset: stick
13. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"
synset: stick
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"
synset: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, 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"
synset: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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