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Meaning of stick

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stick
      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 [syn: {stick}, {control stick}, {joystick}]
      4: a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
      5: informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his
         sticks" [syn: {pin}, {peg}, {stick}]
      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 [syn:
         {joint}, {marijuana cigarette}, {reefer}, {stick}, {spliff}]
      9: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no
         carrot"
      v 1: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table";
           "stick your thumb in the crack" [syn: {lodge}, {wedge},
           {stick}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}, {free}]
      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!" [syn:
         {stay}, {stick}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
      3: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
         [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick}, {stick
         to}]
      4: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane
         it"
      5: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
      6: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this
         village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her
         principles" [syn: {adhere}, {stick}]
      7: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble";
         "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {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"
      9: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster
         onto the wall"
      10: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto
          the corkboard"
      11: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;
          "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
      12: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck
          the cloth with the needle"
      13: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He
          stuck the needle into his finger"
      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"
          [syn: {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" [syn: {stick}, {sting}]
      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" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get},
          {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder},
          {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze},
          {dumbfound}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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