stick
1[ stik ]
/ stɪk /
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noun
verb (used with object), sticked, stick·ing.
to furnish (a plant, vine, etc.) with a stick or sticks in order to prop or support.
Printing. to set (type) in a composing stick.
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Idioms about stick
short / dirty end of the stick, Slang. the least desirable assignment, decision, or part of an arrangement.
Origin of stick
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English stikke, stike, Old English sticca “stick, peg, spoon”; akin to Old High German stehho, Old Norse stik “stick”; akin to stick2
OTHER WORDS FROM stick
stickless, adjectivesticklike, adjectiveOther definitions for stick (2 of 2)
Origin of stick
2synonym study for stick
22. Stick, adhere, cohere mean to cling to or be tightly attached to something. Adhere implies that one kind of material clings tenaciously to another; cohere adds the idea that a thing is attracted to and held by something like itself: Particles of sealing wax cohere and form a mass that will adhere to tin. Stick, a more colloquial and general term, is used particularly when a third kind of material is involved: A gummed label will stick to a package.
OTHER WORDS FROM stick
stick·a·ble, adjectivestick·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·stick·a·ble, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for stick (1 of 2)
stick1
/ (stɪk) /
noun
verb sticks, sticking or sticked
to support (a plant) with sticks; stake
Word Origin for stick
Old English sticca; related to Old Norse stikka, Old High German stecca
British Dictionary definitions for stick (2 of 2)
stick2
/ (stɪk) /
verb sticks, sticking or stuck
noun
See also stick around, stick at, stick by, stick down, stick out, stick to, stick together, stick-up, stick with, stuck
Word Origin for stick
Old English stician; related to Old High German stehhan to sting, Old Norse steikja to roast on a spit
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