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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"

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

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.

To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; - usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.

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.

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.

Rod or branch of wood; staff.

To adhere; remain fixed; be hindered.

To stab; fix in; cause to adhere.

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.

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.