stick


stick (http://definr.com/stick)

     n 1: 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: control stick, joystick]
     4: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
        sticks" [syn: pin, peg]
     5: a policeman's club [syn: truncheon, nightstick, billy,
         billystick]
     6: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: joint,
         marijuana cigarette, reefer]
     7: threat of a penalty: "the policy so far is all stick and no
        carrot"
     v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn:
          lodge, wedge, deposit] [ant: dislodge]
     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 around, stay put] [ant: move]
     3: cause to protrude: stick one's hand out of the window";
        "stick one's nose into other people's business" [syn: {put
        forward}]
     4: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
        [syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to]
     5: pierce with a thrust
     6: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He
        stuck the needle into his finger"
     7: come or be in close contact with; "The dress clings to her
        body"; "The label stuck to the box" [syn: cling, cleave,
         adhere, cohere]
     8: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They
        stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge
        tax bill" [syn: sting]