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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.
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 ).
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:
If something is sticking out from a surface or object, it extends up or away from it. If something is sticking into a surface or object, it is partly in it.
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.
[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 Definition. stĭk. sticked, sticking, sticks, stuck. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. sticks. A long, usually slender piece of wood. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A stalk, as of celery. Webster's New World.
to pierce or puncture with something pointed; stab: He stuck the watermelon with a knife. to thrust or push (something pointed) in, into, through, etc.:[~ + object] stuck pins into the pincushion.
A stick is either a short length of wood—part of a tree branch—or an implement made of wood, like a hockey stick, a walking stick, or the sticks you use to play a drum.
