English to English noun
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an implement consisting of a length of wood | Example:
• he collected dry sticks for a campfire • the kid had a candied apple on a stick
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a small thin branch of a tree | source: wordnet30
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a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane | source: wordnet30
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a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine | source: wordnet30
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informal terms for the leg | Example:
• fever left him weak on his sticks
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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 | source: wordnet30
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a long thin implement resembling a length of wood | Example:
• cinnamon sticks • a stick of dynamite
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marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | source: wordnet30 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. | source: webster1913 verb
11 |
put, fix, force, or implant | Example:
• lodge a bullet in the table • stick your thumb in the crack
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stay put (in a certain place) | Example:
• We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati • Stay put in the corner here! • Stick around and you will learn something!
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• Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
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• The door sticks--we will have to plane it
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• The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
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be a devoted follower or supporter | Example:
• The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism • She sticks to her principles
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• She stood by her husband in times of trouble • The friends stuck together through the war
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18 |
cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface | Example:
• stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it
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fasten with an adhesive material like glue | Example:
• stick the poster onto the wall
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fasten with or as with pins or nails | Example:
• stick the photo onto the corkboard
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fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something | Example:
• stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress
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pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument | Example:
• he stuck the cloth with the needle
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pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed | Example:
• He stuck the needle into his finger
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24 |
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Example:
• The dress clings to her body • The label stuck to the box • The sushi rice grains cohere
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saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous | Example:
• They stuck me with the dinner bill • I was stung with a huge tax bill
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be a mystery or bewildering to | Example:
• This beats me! • Got me--I don't know the answer! • a vexing problem • This question really stuck me
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To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. | source: webster1913
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To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. | source: webster1913
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