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noun
- 1. a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. Similar
- 2. a long, thin piece of something: "a stick of dynamite"
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STICK definition: 1. a thin piece of wood or other material: 2. a long, thin wooden pole that especially old or…. Learn more.
Jul 5, 2012 · The meaning of STICK is a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub. How to use stick in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Stick.
noun. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. a long piece of wood for use as fuel, in carpentry, etc. a rod or wand. a baton. Chiefly British. a walking stick or cane. a club or cudgel. something that serves to goad or coerce: Compare carrot ( def 3 ).
If you stick a pointed object in something, or if it sticks in something, it goes into it or through it by making a cut or hole. She stuck a knife into the plastic wrapping. [ V n + in/into/through ]
[transitive, intransitive] to push something, usually a sharp object, into something; to be pushed into something. stick something + adv./prep. The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage. + adv./prep. I found a nail sticking in the tyre. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. put.
stick. (stĭk) n. 1. A long slender piece of wood, especially: a. A branch or stem that has fallen or been cut from a tree or shrub. b. A piece of wood, such as a tree branch, that is used for fuel, cut for lumber, or shaped for a specific purpose. c. A wand, staff, baton, or rod. 2.
to put something somewhere: Just stick your bag under the table. stick (sth) in/into/through, etc. B2. If something sharp sticks into something, it goes into it, and if you stick something sharp somewhere, you push it into something: She stuck the needle into his arm. stick verb (NOT MOVE) to become fixed in one position and not be able to move:
