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]