stick
1. an implement consisting of a length of wood (Freq. 7)
- he collected dry sticks for a campfire
- the kid had a candied apple on a stick
• Hypernyms:
implement
• Hyponyms:
bow, club, divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod,
waterfinder, water finder, drumstick, linstock, matchstick, maulstick,
mahlstick, singlestick, fencing stick, backsword, spindle, staff,
stob, swizzle stick, walking stick
2. a small thin branch of a tree (Freq. 6)
• Hypernyms:
limb, tree branch
3. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
control stick, joystick
• Hypernyms:
lever
4. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
• Hypernyms:
butter, margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge
5. a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
• Topics:
ice hockey, hockey, hockey game, field hockey, polo
• Hypernyms:
sports equipment
• Hyponyms:
hockey stick, polo mallet, polo stick
6. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- cinnamon sticks
- a stick of dynamite
• Hypernyms:
implement
7. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
• Syn:
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff
• Hypernyms:
cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag
• Substance Meronyms:
cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja
8. informal terms for the leg
- fever left him weak on his sticks
• Syn:
pin, peg
• Hypernyms:
leg
9. threat of a penalty
- the policy so far is all stick and no carrot
• Hypernyms:
punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
1. put, fix, force, or implant (Freq. 5)
- lodge a bullet in the table
- stick your thumb in the crack
• Syn:
lodge, wedge, deposit
• Ant:
dislodge (for: lodge)
• See Also:
stick out
• Derivationally related forms:
lodgement (for: lodge), lodging (for: lodge)
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Hyponyms:
redeposit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They stick the books into the box
2. stay put (in a certain place) (Freq. 2)
- We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
- Stay put in the corner here!
- Stick around and you will learn something!
• Syn:
stay, stick around, stay put
• Ant:
move (for: stay)
• Derivationally related forms:
stay (for: stay)
• Hypernyms:
stay in place
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
3. stick to firmly (Freq. 2)
- Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
• Syn:
adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to
• Derivationally related forms:
sticker, binder (for: bind), binding (for: bind), bondable (for: bond), bond (for: bond), holdfast (for: hold fast), adhesive (for: adhere), adherent (for: adhere), adhesion (for: adhere)
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Hyponyms:
bind
• Verb Group:
cling, cleave, adhere, cohere
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
4. be or become fixed
- The door sticks--we will have to plane it
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. endure
- The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
• Hypernyms:
persist, remain, stay
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it
• Hypernyms:
decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- stick the poster onto the wall
• Hypernyms:
fasten
• Verb Group:
cling, cleave, adhere, cohere
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
8. fasten with or as with pins or nails
- stick the photo onto the corkboard
• Hypernyms:
fasten
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
9. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress
• Hypernyms:
fasten
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- he stuck the cloth with the needle
• Derivationally related forms:
sticker
• Hypernyms:
pierce, thrust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
11. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- He stuck the needle into his finger
• Derivationally related forms:
sticker
• Hypernyms:
pierce, thrust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
12. 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
• Syn:
cling, cleave, adhere, cohere
• Derivationally related forms:
cohesive (for: cohere), coherent (for: cohere), cohesion (for: cohere), coherency (for: cohere), coherence (for: cohere), adherent (for: adhere), adhesion (for: adhere)
• Hypernyms:
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
• Hyponyms:
mold, conglutinate, agglutinate
• Verb Group:
adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to
• Entailment:
attach
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
13. 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
• Syn:
perplex, vex, get, puzzle, mystify,
baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy,
nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
• See Also:
puzzle over (for: puzzle), puzzle out (for: puzzle)
• Derivationally related forms:
stupefaction (for: stupefy), bewilderment (for: bewilder), poser (for: pose), bafflement (for: baffle), mystification (for: mystify), mystifier (for: mystify), mystery (for: mystify), puzzle (for: puzzle), puzzlement (for: puzzle), puzzler (for: puzzle)
• Hypernyms:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound, discombobulate
• Hyponyms:
stump, mix up, riddle, elude, escape
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
14. be a devoted follower or supporter
- The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
- She sticks to her principles
• Syn:
adhere
• Derivationally related forms:
adhesion (for: adhere), adherent (for: adhere)
• Hypernyms:
adopt, follow, espouse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
15. be loyal to
- She stood by her husband in times of trouble
- The friends stuck together through the war
• Syn:
stand by, stick by, adhere
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP
16. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- They stuck me with the dinner bill
- I was stung with a huge tax bill
• Syn:
sting
• Hypernyms:
force, thrust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
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