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'Stick'

[stick.n.01] as in: an implement consisting of a length of wood

Examples:
he collected dry sticks for a campfire
the kid had a candied apple on a stick

'Stick'

[stick.n.02] as in: a small thin branch of a tree

'Stick'

[stick.n.03] as in: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

'Stick'

[stick.n.04] as in: a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

'Stick'

[pin.n.05] as in: informal terms for the leg

Examples:
fever left him weak on his sticks

'Stick'

[stick.n.06] as in: a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

'Stick'

[stick.n.07] as in: a long thin implement resembling a length of wood

Examples:
cinnamon sticks
a stick of dynamite

'Stick'

[joint.n.06] as in: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

'Stick'

[stick.n.09] as in: threat of a penalty

Examples:
the policy so far is all stick and no carrot

'Stick'

[lodge.v.02] as in: put, fix, force, or implant

Examples:
lodge a bullet in the table
stick your thumb in the crack

'Stick'

[stay.v.02] as in: stay put (in a certain place)

Examples:
We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
Stay put in the corner here!
Stick around and you will learn something!

'Stick'

[adhere.v.06] as in: stick to firmly

Examples:
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?

'Stick'

[stick.v.04] as in: be or become fixed

Examples:
The door sticks--we will have to plane it

'Stick'

[stick.v.05] as in: endure

Examples:
The label stuck to her for the rest of her life

'Stick'

[adhere.v.04] as in: be a devoted follower or supporter

Examples:
The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
She sticks to her principles

'Stick'

[stand_by.v.03] as in: be loyal to

Examples:
She stood by her husband in times of trouble
The friends stuck together through the war

'Stick'

[stick.v.08] as in: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

Examples:
stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it

'Stick'

[stick.v.09] as in: fasten with an adhesive material like glue

Examples:
stick the poster onto the wall

'Stick'

[stick.v.10] as in: fasten with or as with pins or nails

Examples:
stick the photo onto the corkboard

'Stick'

[stick.v.11] as in: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

Examples:
stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress

'Stick'

[stick.v.12] as in: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

Examples:
he stuck the cloth with the needle

'Stick'

[stick.v.13] as in: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

Examples:
He stuck the needle into his finger

'Stick'

[cling.v.01] as in: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

Examples:
The dress clings to her body
The label stuck to the box
The sushi rice grains cohere

'Stick'

[stick.v.15] as in: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

Examples:
They stuck me with the dinner bill
I was stung with a huge tax bill

'Stick'

[perplex.v.01] as in: be a mystery or bewildering to

Examples:
This beats me!
Got me--I don't know the answer!
a vexing problem
This question really stuck me