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Noun

S: (n) stick (stick%1:06:00::) (an implement consisting of a length of wood) "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
S: (n) stick (stick%1:20:00::) (a small thin branch of a tree)
S: (n) stick (stick%1:06:03::), control stick (control_stick%1:06:00::), joystick (joystick%1:06:00::) (a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane)
S: (n) stick (stick%1:13:00::) (a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine)
S: (n) pin (pin%1:08:00::), peg (peg%1:08:00::), stick (stick%1:08:00::) (informal terms for the leg) "fever left him weak on his sticks"
S: (n) stick (stick%1:06:04::) (a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball)
S: (n) stick (stick%1:06:01::) (a long thin implement resembling a length of wood) "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"
S: (n) joint (joint%1:06:00::), marijuana cigarette (marijuana_cigarette%1:06:00::), reefer (reefer%1:06:00::), stick (stick%1:06:02::), spliff (spliff%1:06:00::) (marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking)
S: (n) stick (stick%1:04:00::) (threat of a penalty) "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"

Verb

S: (v) lodge (lodge%2:35:00::), wedge (wedge%2:35:01::), stick (stick%2:35:02::), deposit (deposit%2:35:00::) (put, fix, force, or implant) "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
S: (v) stay (stay%2:38:00::), stick (stick%2:38:00::), stick around (stick_around%2:38:00::), stay put (stay_put%2:38:00::) (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) adhere (adhere%2:35:00::), hold fast (hold_fast%2:35:00::), bond (bond%2:35:00::), bind (bind%2:35:06::), stick (stick%2:35:00::), stick to (stick_to%2:35:03::) (stick to firmly) "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
S: (v) stick (stick%2:42:07::) (be or become fixed) "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
S: (v) stick (stick%2:42:04::) (endure) "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
S: (v) adhere (adhere%2:42:02::), stick (stick%2:42:05::) (be a devoted follower or supporter) "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
S: (v) stand by (stand_by%2:42:01::), stick by (stick_by%2:42:00::), stick (stick%2:42:00::), adhere (adhere%2:42:01::) (be loyal to) "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
S: (v) stick (stick%2:36:03::) (cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface) "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
S: (v) stick (stick%2:35:08::) (fasten with an adhesive material like glue) "stick the poster onto the wall"
S: (v) stick (stick%2:35:09::) (fasten with or as with pins or nails) "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
S: (v) stick (stick%2:35:10::) (fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something) "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
S: (v) stick (stick%2:35:04::) (pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument) "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
S: (v) stick (stick%2:35:03::) (pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed) "He stuck the needle into his finger"
S: (v) cling (cling%2:35:00::), cleave (cleave%2:35:02::), adhere (adhere%2:35:01::), stick (stick%2:35:01::), cohere (cohere%2:35:00::) (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 (stick%2:32:00::), sting (sting%2:32:00::) (saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous) "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
S: (v) perplex (perplex%2:31:00::), vex (vex%2:31:02::), stick (stick%2:31:00::), get (get%2:31:10::), puzzle (puzzle%2:31:00::), mystify (mystify%2:31:00::), baffle (baffle%2:31:00::), beat (beat%2:31:00::), pose (pose%2:31:09::), bewilder (bewilder%2:31:00::), flummox (flummox%2:31:00::), stupefy (stupefy%2:31:00::), nonplus (nonplus%2:31:00::), gravel (gravel%2:31:00::), amaze (amaze%2:31:01::), dumbfound (dumbfound%2:31:00::) (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"