n.

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
2. a small thin branch of a tree
3. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane;
   control stick, joystick
4. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
5. informal terms of the leg;
   pin, peg
   
   • 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
7. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
   
   • cinnamon sticks
   • a stick of dynamite
8. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking;
   joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff
9. threat of a penalty
   
   • the policy so far is all stick and no carrot

v.

1. fix, force, or implant;
   lodge, wedge, deposit
   
   • lodge a bullet in the table
2. stay put (in a certain place);
   stay, stick around, stay put
   
   • We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
   • Stay put in the corner here!
   • Stick around and you will learn something!
3. cause to protrude or as if to protrude;
   put forward
   
   • stick one's hand out of the window
   • stick one's nose into other people's business
4. stick to firmly;
   adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to
   
   • Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
5. be or become fixed
   
   • The door sticks--we will have to plane it
6. endure
   
   • The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
7. be a devoted follower or supporter;
   adhere
   
   • The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
   • She sticks to her principles
8. be loyal to;
   stand by, stick by, adhere
   
   • She stood by her husband in times of trouble
   • The friends stuck together through the war
9. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
   
   • stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it
10. fasten with an adhesive material like glue
    
    • stick the poster onto the wall
11. fasten with or as with pins or nails
    
    • stick the photo onto the corkboard
12. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
    
    • stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress
13. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
    
    • he stuck the cloth with the needle
14. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
    
    • He stuck the needle into his finger
15. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;
    cling, cleave, adhere, cohere
    
    • The dress clings to her body
    • The label stuck to the box
    • The sushi rice grains cohere
16. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
    sting
    
    • They stuck me with the dinner bill
    • I was stung with a huge tax bill
17. be a mystery or bewildering to;
    perplex, vex, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
    
    • This beats me!
    • Got me--I don't know the answer!
    • a vexing problem
    • This question really stuck me