S: (n) stick (threat of a penalty) "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
Verb
S: (v) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit (put, fix, force, or implant) "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
S: (v) stay, stick, stick around, stay put (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!"
S: (v) stick (be or become fixed) "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
S: (v) stick (endure) "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
S: (v) adhere, stick (be a devoted follower or supporter) "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
S: (v) stand by, stick by, stick, adhere (be loyal to) "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
S: (v) stick (cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface) "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
S: (v) stick (fasten with an adhesive material like glue) "stick the poster onto the wall"
S: (v) stick (fasten with or as with pins or nails) "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
S: (v) stick (fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something) "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
S: (v) stick (pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument) "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
S: (v) stick (pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed) "He stuck the needle into his finger"
S: (v) cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere (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"
S: (v) stick, sting (saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous) "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"