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stick

(st/I/k )

noun (n)

an implement consisting of a length of wood(noun.artifact)

Example:
He collected dry sticks for a campfire.
The kid had a candied apple on a stick.

source: wordnet30
a small thin branch of a tree(noun.plant)

source: wordnet30
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
control stick, joystick

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a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine(noun.food)

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informal terms for the leg(noun.body)

Example:
Fever left him weak on his sticks.

Synonym:
peg, pin

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a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a long thin implement resembling a length of wood(noun.artifact)

Example:
Cinnamon sticks.
A stick of dynamite.

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marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff

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threat of a penalty(noun.act)

Example:
The policy so far is all stick and no carrot.

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A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

put, fix, force, or implant(verb.contact)

Example:
Stick your thumb in the crack.

Synonym:
deposit, lodge, wedge
Antonym:
dislodge, free

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stay put (in a certain place)(verb.motion)

Example:
Stick around and you will learn something!.

Synonym:
stay, stay put, stick around
Antonym:
move

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stick to firmly(verb.contact)

Synonym:
adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick to

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be or become fixed(verb.stative)

Example:
The door sticks--we will have to plane it.

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endure(verb.stative)

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be a devoted follower or supporter(verb.stative)

Example:
She sticks to her principles.

Synonym:
adhere

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be loyal to(verb.stative)

Synonym:
adhere, stand by, stick by

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cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface(verb.creation)

Example:
Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it.

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fasten with an adhesive material like glue(verb.contact)

Example:
Stick the poster onto the wall.

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fasten with or as with pins or nails(verb.contact)

Example:
Stick the photo onto the corkboard.

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fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something(verb.contact)

Example:
Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.

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pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument(verb.contact)

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pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed(verb.contact)

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come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation(verb.contact)

Synonym:
adhere, cleave, cling, cohere

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saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous(verb.communication)

Synonym:
sting

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be a mystery or bewildering to(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stupefy, vex

source: wordnet30
To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.(verb)

source: webster1913
To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.(verb)

source: webster1913

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