STICK
\stˈɪk], \stˈɪk], \s_t_ˈɪ_k]\
Definitions of STICK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
Sort: Oldest first
-
stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
-
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
-
implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
-
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"
-
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"
By Princeton University
-
stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
-
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
-
implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
-
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 with a thrust
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
-
A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.
-
Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.
-
Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.
-
A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.
-
A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.
-
A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
-
To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
-
To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
-
To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.
-
To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
-
To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
-
To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.
-
To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner.
-
To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.
-
To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.
-
To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
-
To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
-
To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.
-
To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely.
-
To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.
-
To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.
-
To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
-
To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; - usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
By Oddity Software
-
To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; - usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
By Noah Webster.
-
A small branch or shoot cut off a tree; a long, thin piece of wood; something similar in shape to such a piece; as, a stick of candy; a rod or wand to be held in the hand, as a cane.
-
To push or thrust so as to penetrate something; as, to stick a pin in a cushion; pierce with a pointed instrument; as, to stick a finger with a pin; stab; kill by thrusting a pointed instrument through; as, to stick pigs; to push or poke; as, to stick out one's foot; cause to adhere.
-
To be held or fixed by being thrust in; as, a pin sticks in a cushion; be pushed outward or forward; protrude; with up, out, from, through; to hold to a surface; adhere; as, dough sticks to the hands; cling closely; as, to stick to a cause; to be stopped from going farther; as, the cart stuck in the mud; be puzzled; hesitate: with at; as, he will stick at nothing to gain his ends.
-
Sticker.
-
Sticking.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
-
A piece of wood of indefinite size and shape, generally long and rather slender; a branch of a tree or shrub cut or broken off; a piece of wood chopped for burning or cut for any purpose; as, to gather sticks in a wood; "He that breaks a stick of Gloster's grove."-Shak.; "And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness they found a man that gathered sticks upon the Sabbath day."-Num. xv. 32: a rod or wand; a staff; a walking-stick; as, he never goes out without his stick; anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of sealing-wax: a contemptuous term applied to an awkward or incompetent person; "He is a stick at letters."-Cornhill Mag.: in printing, an instrument in which types are composed in words, and the words arranged to the required length of the lines. Called also COMPOSING-STICK: a thrust with a pointed instrument that penetrates a body; a stab.
-
To stab: to thrust in: to fasten by piercing: to fix in: to set with something pointed: to cause to adhere.
By Daniel Lyons
-
Rod or branch of wood; staff.
-
To adhere; remain fixed; be hindered.
-
To stab; fix in; cause to adhere.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
-
To fix in place by inserting.
-
To be held by being thrust in.
-
To protrude; with out, through, and from.
-
To attach by some adhesive substance.
-
To cleave to a surface; stay attached.
-
To be stopped, perplexed, or disconcerted.
-
A piece of wood that is long, comparedwith its breadth and thickness; a rod, wand, or cane.
-
Print. A metal frame in which type is composed.
-
A penetrating thrust; stab.
By James Champlin Fernald
-
n. [Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic, Geman] The small shoot or branch of a tree or shrub cut off; a rod a staff ;-any stem or branch of a tree of any size cut for fuel or timber;-an instrument of adjustable width in which types are arranged in words and lines ;-a thrust ; a stab.
Word of the day
Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.