stick
     n 1: implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry
          sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on
          a stick"
     2: a small thin branch of a tree
     3: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and
        elevators of an airplane [syn: {control stick}, {joystick}]
     4: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
        sticks" [syn: {pin}, {peg}]
     5: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: {joint},
         {marijuana cigarette}, {reefer}, {spliff}]
     6: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no
        carrot"
     v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn:
          {lodge}, {wedge}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}]
     2: stay put (in a certain place); "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}]
     3: cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand
        out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's
        business" [syn: {put forward}]
     4: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
        [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick to}]
     5: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane
        it"
     6: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
     7: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this
        village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her
        principles" [syn: {adhere}]
     8: 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}]
     9: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface;
        "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
     10: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the
         poster onto the wall"
     11: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto
         the corkboard"
     12: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;
         "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
     13: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck
         the cloth with the needle"
     14: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He
         stuck the needle into his finger"
     15: 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}]
     16: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They
         stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge
         tax bill" [syn: {sting}]
     17: 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}]
     [also: {stuck}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0