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stick

/stɪk/noun, verb1 syllable

Stick means: be a mystery or bewildering to.

Synonyms for stick57

noun, as in marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff

noun, as in a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

control stick, joystick

noun, as in informal terms for the leg

verb, as in be a mystery or bewildering to

perplex, vex, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound

verb, as in stick to firmly

adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to, cling, cleave, cohere

verb, as in come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

cling, cleave, adhere, cohere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to

verb, as in be in a certain place and not leave

stay, stick around, stay put, remain, persist

verb, as in fasten with an adhesive material like glue

cling, cleave, adhere, cohere

verb, as in put, fix, force, or implant

verb, as in be loyal to

stand by, stick by, adhere

verb, as in be a devoted follower or supporter

verb, as in saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

also used for stick

attach, conglutinate, glue, jam, stall, anchor, astand, blin, brake, cease, desist, draw up, grind to a halt, live with, put up with

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What does stick mean?25

verb

1

be a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”

2

stick to firmly“Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”

3

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation“The dress clings to her body”

4

be in a certain place and not leave“We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati”

5

fasten with an adhesive material like glue“stick the poster onto the wall”

6

put, fix, force, or implant“lodge a bullet in the table”

7

be loyal to“She stood by her husband in times of trouble”

8

be a devoted follower or supporter“The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism”

9

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous“They stuck me with the dinner bill”

10

be or become fixed“The door sticks — we will have to plane it”

11

endure“The label stuck to her for the rest of her life”

12

cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface“stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it”

13

fasten with or as with pins or nails“stick the photo onto the corkboard”

14

fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something“stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress”

15

pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument“he stuck the cloth with the needle”

16

pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed“He stuck the needle into his finger”

noun

1

marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

2

a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

3

informal terms for the leg“fever left him weak on his sticks”

4

an implement consisting of a length of wood“he collected dry sticks for a campfire”

5

a small thin branch of a tree

6

a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

7

a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

8

a long thin implement resembling a length of wood“cinnamon sticks”

9

threat of a penalty“the policy so far is all stick and no carrot”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stick?23

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Stick in a sentence

  • Numbers don't stick in your mind, pictures do.CK
  • If we stick together, we'll be able to survive.CK
  • Whether you like it or not, you must stick to your work.Dejo
  • When baking a cake, it is important to stick to the recipe.catcher
  • Hope is the walking stick, from the cradle to the grave.Adelpa
  • Insert this memory stick into my head, please!AlexanderNevzorov
  • Once you have decided to do something, stick to it.CK
  • If you go around flinging mud, some of it will stick to you.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of stick

as a noun

plural
sticks

as a verb

past tense
stuck
past participle
stuck
present participle
sticking
third-person singular
sticks