Definition of -stick in English English dictionary
- lodge: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
- To stick a landing is to land, and remain standing without requiring a step A proper stick position is with legs bent, shoulders above hips, arms forward Sticking consistently takes regular practice
- A composing stick is a hand instrument into which a compositor places the letters to be set up Each row or line of letters is pushed home and held in place by a movable “setting rule,” against which the thumb presses When a stick is full, the matter set up is transferred to a “galley” (q v ), and from the galley it is transferred to the “chase” (q v ) Called a stick because the compositor sticks the letters into it
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
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- pin: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
- be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
- joint: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
- adhere: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"
- On Wednesday morning when walking to Morning Devotions in the Amphitheater, every member of Choir School has to pick up a wooden stick This stick is going to be with you all day long so don't go lugging around with half a tree!
- endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
- To inject
- The field hockey stick is made of wood or fiberglass and has a curved head that is flat on one side and rounded on the other Only the flat side of the stick can be used to strike the ball
- a small thin branch of a tree
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
- Checking: an attempt to dislodge the ball from the opponent's crosse (stick)
- Same as "sled," which is another word for snowboard
- stand by: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
- The Microphone
- Term applied to several bombs released in ripple sequence with a preselected interval between each bomb This interval is usually 60 milliseconds or more; the complete release can then be expressed as a "stick length" (a stick length of 240 milliseconds, etc ) Also referred to as "Stik"
- stay: 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!"
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- Piece of short pulpwood (22)
- When any part of the head of the Tomahawk is touching the face of the Target, scores 1 point (a leaning or hanging Hawk counts)
- perplex: 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"
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
- 1 another name for the flagstick or pin 2 (also "stiff, stoney") to put a shot close to the hole Example: My approach shot hit the stick 2 I just knew she was going to stick it/knock it stiff/hit it stoney
- A lefty stick is held with the left hand lower on the stick The blade curves in from the left toward the right Many right-handed players use a lefty stick Right Wingers playing with lefty sticks are playing "off-wing" Vice-versa for a righty stick
- 1 another name for the flagstick or pin 2 (aka: "stiff", "stoney") to put a shot close to the hole Example: "My approach shot hit the stick " 2 "I just knew she was going to stick it "
- adhere: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
- cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business"
- The pole in the centre of the green with a flag attached
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
- cling: 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"
- implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
- When two players challenge for a ball and kick at the same time meeting the ball simultaneously to create a "thud" and the offensive player is stopped from continuing forward Used to tell a player "Great stick "
- wand or stick, about one finger long, that is attached to a sticksboard Each stick represents a position in a row See also Storage stick
- Tire traction "The cars are sticking to the track "
- threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
- Stick
- A member of the Official IRA
- Stick
- The Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman
- bite stick
- A small wooden stick used in orthodontistry, which the patient bites on when the bands of the braces are fitted
- bite stick
- A piece of equipment used to determine whether or not a stone is a biter
- cancer stick
- a cigarette
- carrot and stick
- Simultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior
- carrot-and-stick
- Alternative spelling of carrot and stick
- cinnamon stick
- A thin piece of cinnamon bark curled up into a tube
- cleft stick
- A stick with a split at one end, once used by runners to carry written messages
- clue stick
- A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner
I think the author needs a good whack with the clue stick.
- cocktail stick
- A short thin wooden stick with pointy ends, designed to hold small portions of food
- coup stick
- A stick for touching the enemy in battle in order to count coup
- curling stick
- A device that permits a player to deliver a stone while standing upright
- death stick
- A cigarette
- dressing stick
- A block of silicon carbide or aluminium oxide used to dress diamond tools by removing the build-up of metal etc
- dressing stick
- Any of several sticks, often with a hook, used by the elderly or infirm to help put on clothes
- drum stick
- Alternative spelling of drumstick
- fish stick
- A rectangular morsel of processed fish coated in breadcrumbs that is cooked by frying or grilling
- flax-stick
- A New Zealander
1896: I always thought Australia was all good country, mused the driver--a flax-stick. — Henry Lawson, His Country – After All.
- gear stick
- A lever used to change gear in a motor vehicle
- give stick
- Abuse, insult, or denigrate
- glow stick
- A single-use translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances which when combined are capable of producing light through a chemical reaction-induced chemoluminescence which does not require an electrical power source
- glue stick
- A solid adhesive in a twist- or push-up tube, most commonly seen in schools and offices
Can I have a glue stick to stick this sheet into my book please, Miss?.
- gob stick
- A silver spoon
- gob stick
- A wooden spoon
- gob stick
- Term for a clarinet
- gob-stick
- Alternative spelling of gob stick
- goon stick
- An ax handle, used as an improvised weapon by train-riding hobos
- goon-stick
- Alternative spelling of goon stick
- hockey stick
- A stick used to handle the ball in field hockey, having a flat-faced hook at the end
- hockey stick
- A playing card with the rank of seven
- hockey stick
- A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end
- in a cleft stick
- In a difficult situation (in which movement is impossible)
- it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
- If a person is determined to punish someone, they will find a way to do so
For all this, however, poor Tom smarted in the flesh; for though Thwackum had been inhibited to exercise his arm on the foregoing account, yet, as the proverb says, It is easy to find a stick, &c.; So was it easy to find a rod; and, indeed, the not being able to find one was the only thing which could have kept Thwackum any long time from chastising poor Jones.
- joss stick
- A kind of incense burned before a Chinese idol
- lacrosse stick
- the primary instrument used in lacrosse to handle the ball
- licorice stick
- Term for a clarinet
- make a stick for one's own back
- To take a decision that will have personally adverse consequences
Allowing a known trouble-maker to join the team is making a stick for your own back.
- measure stick
- Equipment used to determine which of two or more stones is closest to the center when they are too similar to know with visual inspection
- memory stick
- a portable solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device
- message stick
- A piece of wood, etched with angular lines and dots, traditionally used by Australian aboriginals to communicate messages between different clans and language groups
- moon on a stick
- Everything; all that one could desire (especially as an unreasonable demand)
What more do I want — the moon on a stick of course.
- more than one can poke a stick at
- occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many
Check out this shop! They have more kinds of carpet than you can poke a stick at!.
- more than one can shake a stick at
- occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many
Any English High Street has more Indian Restaurants than you can shake a stick at.
- more than you can shake a stick at
- Alternative form of more than one can shake a stick at
- night stick
- A stick used as a truncheon by police
- old stick
- A man, chap, fellow, guy
He's a funny old stick but I think you'll like him.
- on a stick
- Skewered through the middle and served individually, in many cases warm, as a hot dog. Often parodied as being done to everything at state fairs in Iowa
- orange stick
- A particular kind of tool used in manicuring
Zooey suddenly turned around, opened the medicine cabinet, replaced his nail file, and took down a remarkably stubby-looking orange stick.
- pogo stick
- A toy, used for hopping up and down on, consisting of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other
- punji stick
- A basic weapon in the form a sharp spike in the ground, normally made from wood or bamboo
- rabbit stick
- A curved stick used by Native American tribes was used by the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni. This stick, reminiscent of a boomerang, is not only used in hunting rabbits, but also to hunt prairie dogs and coyotes
The Zuñi rabbit stick (kleane) is colored black and carmine, the war god’s colors.
- rhythm stick
- One of a set of cylindrical hardwood sticks used as a percussion instrument, especially by children learning the rudiments of rhythm
The kids in the courtyard played with a rhythm stick so that they could learn rhythm.
- riddle stick
- a fire poker with a perpendicular piece of iron at the end for raking ashes through the grate
- sex on a stick
- A person or persons considered to be very sexually attractive
What’d Jill-June say?” / “That he’s sex on a stick. / Sara smiled at the understatement.
- shooting stick
- A walking stick that has a spike at one end, and a handle that unfolds into a simple seat; used as a short-term seat at outdoor events
- stick
- A cigarette of tobacco or marijuana
- stick
- A manual transmission or vehicle equipped with a manual transmission
I grew up driving a stick, but many people my age didn’t.
- stick
- To jam; to stop moving
The lever sticks if you push it too far up.
- stick
- The traction of tires on the road surface
- stick
- A memory stick
- stick
- The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc
His stroke with that two-piece stick is a good as anybody's in the club.
- stick
- To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint
- stick
- The short whip carried by a jockey
- stick
- An unsocial person, particularly one who is either withdrawn or stuck-up
- stick
- A group of paratroopers who jump together
- stick
- A cudgel or truncheon, especially one carried by police or guards
As soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks.
- stick
- A line of soldiers
- stick
- A quantity of eels, usually 25
- stick
- A two by four, the standard board used in constructing a frame house
I found enough sticks in dumsters at construction sites to build my shed.
- stick
- Of snow, to remain frozen on landing
- stick
- A cluster of bombs dropped in quick succession from an aircraft in order to spread them over a target area
- stick
- A composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type
- stick
- A standard rectangular piece of chewing gum
Don’t hog all that gum, give me a stick!.
- stick
- A piece of furniture
We were so poor we didn't have one stick of furniture.
- stick
- Use of the stick to control the aircraft
- stick
- Vigorous driving of a car; gas
- stick
- To strike someone with a stick
- stick
- A negative stimulus or a punishment
- stick
- The clarinet. (more often: liquorice stick)
- stick
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game
He shoots a mean stick of pool.
- stick
- To remain loyal; to remain firm
Just stick to your strategy, and you will win.
- stick
- Any roughly cylindrical piece of a substance
US Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick. (Also ... available in a ... stick.).
- stick
- See to stick with
- stick
- To propagate plants by cuttings
Stick cuttings from geraniums promptly.
- stick
- Approximately one gram of marijuana wrapped in a small cylinder of aluminium foil
- stick
- A person having the stated quality
- stick
- Corporal punishment; beatings
- stick
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size
What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick.
- stick
- A small branch from a tree or bush
The nest was made out of sticks.
- stick
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick
US My parents bought us each a stick of cotton candy.
- stick
- A fighter pilot
- stick
- To press into with a sharp point
The balloon will pop when I stick this pin in it.
- stick
- To perform (a landing) perfectly
Once again, the world champion sticks the dismount.
- stick
- The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint
- stick
- A thin person; particularly a flat-chested woman
- stick
- Criticism or ridicule
- stick
- An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches
- stick
- To persist
His old nickname stuck.
- stick
- A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard
Wax your stick and head down to that spot.
- stick
- The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole
His wedge shot bounced off the stick and went in the hole.
- stick
- The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick
- stick
- An assistant planted in the audience
- stick
- A small rectangular block of shortening (butter, margarine, lard, etc.) in weighing one quarter pound and containing by volume one half cup
The recipe calls for half a stick of butter.
- stick
- The control column of an aircraft. By convention a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to that used in automobiles, is also called the "stick"
- stick
- A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse
Tripping with the stick is a violation of the rules.
- stick
- Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions
I grew up driving stick, but many people my age didn't.
- stick
- Effort, vigour, energy, intensity, in a positive or negative sense
He really gave that digging some stick could be said of someone digging a garden. She really gave that bully some stick could be used of a mother berating a bully. Give it some stick said as encouragement.
- stick
- To become attached; to adhere
The tape will not stick if it melts.
- stick
- A scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick
- stick
- A cane or walking stick to aid in walking
I don’t need my stick to walk, but it’s helpful.
- stick
- To place, set down (quickly or carelessly)
Stick your bag over there and come with me.
- stick
- Vigor; spirit
- stick
- To glue; to adhere
Stick the label on the jar.
- stick and carrot
- Alternative form of carrot and stick. (more common in UK than in US)
- stick around
- To stay; to linger; to remain
If you have any questions for the performers, stick around in the lobby after the show.
- stick clip
- a non-penetrating fastener that is adhered to the waterproofing surface; typically used to retain insulation, drainage panels, etc., against the waterproofing to prevent sliding and displacement
- stick figure
- A simple drawing, typically of a human body with a circle representing the head and straight lines representing the torso and limbs
- stick in someone's craw
- To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings
It really sticks in my craw that he never even asked me.
- stick in the mud
- More generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey
- stick in the mud
- A person unwilling to participate in activities; a curmudgeon or party pooper
Have a little fun sometimes and don't be such a stick-in-the-mud.
- stick in the muds
- plural form of stick in the mud
- stick insect
- Any of various insects of the family Phasmidae that mimic sticks or twigs
- stick insects
- plural form of stick insect
- stick it out
- To persist or continue
Plenty of people begin the training, but few stick it out for the year or two necessary to become proficient.
- stick it to the man
- To take some action intended to defy a source of oppression such as globalization, commercialization, big business or government
Paula not only told her boss that she quit but also told him to shut the fuck up. Way to stick it to the man!.
- stick man
- A simple drawing of a man with lines to represent limbs and torso
- stick men
- plural form of stick man
- stick one's neck out
- To take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable position
- stick one's nose in
- To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another
I was doing just fine before he came and stuck his nose in my business.
- stick one's nose into
- to interfere or try to intervene in (an issue that does not concern one)
Social studies gives you an excuse to stick your nose into a broad range of subjects.
- stick one's oar in
- To meddle; to stick one's nose into (something)
He feels he must be today. Not to stick his oar in', you understand, but to offer moral support. - Daily Mail, August 2005.
- stick one's tongue out
- To push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness
- stick out
- To be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive
The one red wall really sticks out among all the creamy ones.
- stick out
- To protrude; to extend beyond
Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright. There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.
- stick out
- To persist. See stick it out
- stick out like a sore thumb
- Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice
With that guilty smile of his, he stuck out like a sore thumb.
- stick pusher
- An automated mechanical device connected to the control column of some aircraft, which pushes the column forward, thus increasing speed, if the pilot is approaching a stall
- stick shaker
- An automated mechanical device connected to the control column of some aircraft, which shakes the stick to alert the pilot if the aircraft is approaching a stall
- stick that in your pipe and smoke it
- Alternative form of put that in your pipe and smoke it
- stick to
- To persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.)
If you stick to your studies, you will continue to improve.
- stick to one's guns
- To maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition
- stick up
- To protect one's status
Don't let them push you around, stick up for yourself.
- stick up
- To put up by sticking
Stick up the postcard with a bit of tape.
- stick up
- To rob at gunpoint
I think they intend to stick up the bank.
- stick up for
- To defend or protect
You really need to stick up for yourself against that bully.
- stick with
- to follow or adhere to
Stick with me, and I'll protect you.
- stick with
- To continue or persist; to stick to
Stick with the curriculum, and I think you'll succeed.
- stick with
- to remain close by
- stick-and-carrot
- Alternative form of carrot and stick. (more common in UK than in US)
- stick-in-the-mud
- Alternative spelling of stick in the mud
- swagger stick
- a short stick carried by a uniformed person as a symbol of authority
- swizzle stick
- A small utensil used to mix or stir drinks like iced tea or cocktails
The rum-based mixed drink came with a swizzle stick shaped like a pirate's sword.
- throw dirt enough, and some will stick
- If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished
Archbishop Whately used to say ‘Throw dirt enough, and some will stick;' well, will stick, but not, will stain. I think he used to mean ‘stain,' and I do not agree with him.
- throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
- If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against someone, his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved
Word of advice NVUS time to distance yourself from LuukH as quickly as possible and dish some dirt, otherwise well the saying goes - throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.
- throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
- Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful
Believe the planners worked on the principle of throw enough mud at the wall, and some of it will stick.
- throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
- Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful
There used to be a saying that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. Be enthusiastic and you will always sell.
- throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
- If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against a person (or organisation), his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved
Perhaps If you stuff both of them into a sack and beat on it, you'll always hit the right one! is a bit like our If you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. If you attack something enough, then something is bound to take effect (although the mud and the wall one is generally about a person's reputation).
- walking stick
- A playing card with the rank of seven
- walking stick
- A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking
- walking stick
- A stick insect
- walking-stick
- Alternative spelling of walking stick
- carrot and stick
- If an organization has a carrot and stick approach or policy, they offer people things in order to persuade them to do something and punish them if they refuse to do it. The government is proclaiming a carrot-and-stick approach to the problem
- stick
- be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it
- stick
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
- stick
- fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
- stick
- threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane a small thin branch of a tree saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business" fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard" fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it
- stick
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
- stick
- endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
- stick
- To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed
- stick
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
- stick
- {n} a small piece of wood, small tree, staff
- stick
- {v} to fasten, fix, adhere, stop, scruple, stab, kill
- carrot-and-stick
- Characterized by the use of both reward and punishment to induce cooperation: "carrot-and-stick foreign policy"
- self-stick
- Self-adhesive
- smudge stick
- A smudge stick is a bundle of dried herbs, most commonly white sage. Often other herbs or plants are used or added and the leaves are usually bound with string in a small bundle and dried. Some other herbs and spices that are often used include cilantro, cedar, lavender, and mugwort. They have a strong pleasant aroma when burnt. Smudge sticks can be purchased at a variety of places, including Whole Foods Market
- stick in one's craw
- (deyim) Make someone angry; bother someone; annoy someone
- stick with it
- Continue doing something although it is difficult
Things are hard at the moment, but if we stick with it, they are bound to get better.
