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1.NounAn elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton."The beaver's dam was made out of sticks.; I found several good sticks in the brush heap.; What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick.; I found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed.; I don’t need my stick to walk, but it’s helpful.; As soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks.; We were so poor we didn't have one stick of furniture.; I've been working behind the stick for twenty years."
2.NounA small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch."The beaver's dam was made out of sticks."
3.NounA relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size."I found several good sticks in the brush heap.; What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick."
4.NounA timber board, especially a two by four (inches)."I found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed."
5.NounA cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking."I don’t need my stick to walk, but it’s helpful."
6.NounA cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards."As soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks."
7.NounThe vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
8.NounA mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
9.NounA piece (of furniture, especially if wooden)."We were so poor we didn't have one stick of furniture."
10.NounA bar (counter where drinks are served)."I've been working behind the stick for twenty years."
11.NounAny roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance."Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick.; The recipe calls for half a stick of butter.; Don’t hog all that gum, give me a stick!; Cigarettes are taxed at one dollar per stick."
12.Nouna stick of butter A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard)."The recipe calls for half a stick of butter."
13.Nouna stick of gumA standard rectangular strip of chewing gum."Don’t hog all that gum, give me a stick!"
14.NounA cigarette ."Cigarettes are taxed at one dollar per stick."
15.NounMaterial or objects attached to a stick or the like.
A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick."My parents bought us each a stick of cotton candy."
16.NounA bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick."My parents bought us each a stick of cotton candy."
17.NounA scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick.
18.NounThe structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
19.NounA tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission."I grew up driving a stick, but many people my age didn't.; I grew up driving stick, but many people my age didn't."
20.NounA manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission."I grew up driving a stick, but many people my age didn't.; I grew up driving stick, but many people my age didn't."
21.Nounthe stick-shift lever in a manual transmission car Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions."I grew up driving stick, but many people my age didn't."
22.NounThe control column of an aircraft; a joystick.
23.NounUse of the stick to control the aircraft.
24.Noun An aircraft’s propeller.
25.NounA joystick.
26.NounA memory stick.
27.NounA handgun.
28.NounA composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type.
29.NounThe clarinet.
30.NounA stick-like item:
two hockey sticks, for the goalie at righta lacrosse 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.; His wedge shot bounced off the stick and went in the hole.; His stroke with that two-piece stick is a good as anybody's in the club.; He shoots a mean stick of pool."
31.Nountwo hockey sticks, for the goalie at righta lacrosse 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."
32.NounThe short whip carried by a jockey.
33.NounA board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
34.NounThe pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole."His wedge shot bounced off the stick and went in the hole."
35.NounThe cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc."His stroke with that two-piece stick is a good as anybody's in the club.; He shoots a mean stick of pool."
36.NounThe game of pool, or an individual pool game."He shoots a mean stick of pool."
37.NounAbility; specifically:
The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
General hitting ability.
The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
38.NounThe long-range driving ability of a golf club.
39.NounThe potential hitting power of a specific bat.
40.NounGeneral hitting ability.
41.NounThe potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
42.NounA person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.)
A thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman.
An assistant planted in the audience.
43.NounA thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman.
44.NounAn assistant planted in the audience.
45.NounA shill or house player.
46.NounA stiff, stupidly obstinate person.
47.NounA fighter pilot.
48.NounA small group of (infantry) soldiers.
49.NounEncouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)"We were tempted with the carrot but subtly threatened with the stick.; He really gave that digging some stick.; She really gave that bully some stick.; Give it some stick!"
50.NounA negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)"We were tempted with the carrot but subtly threatened with the stick."
51.NounCorporal punishment, beatings
52.NounCriticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
53.NounVigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity."He really gave that digging some stick.; She really gave that bully some stick.; Give it some stick!"
54.NounVigorous driving of a car; gas.
55.NounA measure.
An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches.
A quantity of eels, usually 25.
56.NounAn English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches.
57.NounA quantity of eels, usually 25.
58.NounAny of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
59.VerbTo cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
60.VerbTo compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick."to stick type"
61.VerbTo furnish or set with sticks.
62.VerbTo hit with a stick.
63.NounThe tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
The traction of tires on the road surface.
64.NounThe traction of tires on the road surface.
65.NounThat which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
66.NounThe amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
67.NounA thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
68.NounOne who sticks at something; one who persists.
69.VerbTo become or remain attached; to adhere."The tape will not stick if it melts."
70.VerbTo jam; to stop moving."The lever sticks if you push it too far up."
71.VerbTo tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
72.VerbTo persist."His old nickname stuck."
73.VerbOf snow, to remain frozen on landing.
74.VerbTo remain loyal; to remain firm."Just stick to your strategy, and you will win."
75.VerbTo hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).
76.VerbTo be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.
77.VerbTo cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
78.VerbTo attach with glue or as if by gluing."Stick the label on the jar."
79.VerbTo place, set down (quickly or carelessly)."Stick your bag over there and come with me."
80.VerbTo press (something with a sharp point) into something else."The balloon will pop when I stick this pin in it.; to stick a needle into one's finger"
81.VerbTo stab.
82.VerbTo fix on a pointed instrument; to impale."to stick an apple on a fork"
83.VerbTo adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.
84.VerbTo perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly."Once again, the world champion sticks the dismount.; stick the landing"
85.VerbTo propagate plants by cuttings."Stick cuttings from geraniums promptly."
86.VerbTo run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
87.VerbTo bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle."to stick somebody with a hard problem"
88.VerbTo impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
89.VerbTo have sexual intercourse with.
90.VerbTo stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
91.AdjectiveLikely to stick; sticking, sticky."A non-stick pan. A stick plaster.; A sticker type of glue. The stickest kind of gum."
92.NounThe customary length (according to the material used) of a piece or roll of textile fabrics imported from Flanders.