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!"
W: (n) adhesion [Related to: adhere] (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition) "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
W: (n) holdfast [Related to: hold fast] (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
W: (adj) bondable [Related to: bond] (capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass)
W: (n) bond [Related to: bond] (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition) "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
W: (n) bond [Related to: bond] (a connection that fastens things together)
W: (n) binder [Related to: bind] (something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface)
W: (n) binding [Related to: bind] (the capacity to attract and hold something)
S: (v) adopt, follow, espouse (choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans) "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
S: (v) choose, take, select, pick out (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives) "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
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"