stick

Noun

• threat of a penalty
  • the policy so far is all stick and no carrot
    

• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

• a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
  • cinnamon sticks
    
  • a stick of dynamite
    

• a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

• informal terms for the leg
  • fever left him weak on his sticks
    

• a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

• a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

• a small thin branch of a tree

• an implement consisting of a length of wood
  • he collected dry sticks for a campfire
    
  • the kid had a candied apple on a stick
    

Verb

• 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
    

• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
  • They stuck me with the dinner bill
    
  • I was stung with a huge tax bill
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• be loyal to
  • She stood by her husband in times of trouble
    
  • The friends stuck together through the war
    

• be a devoted follower or supporter
  • The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
    
  • She sticks to her principles
    

• 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 to firmly
  • Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
    

• stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"
  • We are staying in Detroit
    
  • Stay put in the corner here!
    
  • Stick around and you will learn something!
    

• put, fix, force, or implant
  • lodge a bullet in the table
    
  • stick your thumb in the crack
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  joint , marijuana cigarette , reefer , spliff , pin , peg , control stick , joystick , perplex , vex , get , puzzle , mystify , baffle , beat , pose , bewilder , sting , cling , cleave , adhere , cohere , stand by , stick by , hold fast , bond , bind , stick to , stay , stick around , stay put , lodge , wedge , deposit
• Antonyms: 
  move , dislodge , free