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| Sounds | stih'k |
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| Rhymes | academic, acerbic, acetic, and 708 more rhymes in ihk at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Implement consisting of a length of wood. |
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| Examples | "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" |
| Narrower | 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 |
| Broader | implement |
| Meaning | A small thin branch of a tree. |
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| Broader | limb, tree branch |
| Meaning | A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane. |
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| Synonyms | control stick, joystick |
| Broader | lever |
| Meaning | Informal terms of the leg. |
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| Examples | "fever left him weak on his sticks" |
| Synonyms | pin, peg |
| Broader | leg |
| Meaning | Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking. |
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| Synonyms | joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff |
| Narrower | juke, jook, juke joint, jook joint, juke house, jook house |
| Broader | cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag |
| Substances | cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja |
| Meaning | Threat of a penalty. |
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| Examples | "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" |
| Broader | punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation |
| Meaning | Fix, force, or implant. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Model | They stick the books into the box |
| Synonyms | lodge, wedge, deposit |
| Narrower | redeposit |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure |
| Contrary | dislodge, free |
| See also | stick out |
| Meaning | Stay put (in a certain place). |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "Stick around and you will learn something!" |
| Synonyms | stay, stick around, stay put |
| Broader | stay in place |
| Contrary | move |
| Meaning | Cause to protrude or as if to protrude. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business" |
| Synonyms | put forward |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
| Meaning | Stick to firmly. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
| Synonyms | adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to |
| Caused by | affix, stick on |
| Narrower | bind |
| Broader | attach |
| Similar to | cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere |
| Nouns | sticker |
| Meaning | Be or become fixed. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "The door sticks--we will have to plane it" |
| Broader | be |
| Meaning | Endure. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Broader | persist, remain, stay |
| Meaning | Be a devoted follower or supporter. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "She sticks to her principles" |
| Synonyms | adhere |
| Broader | adopt, follow, espouse |
| Meaning | Be loyal to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | stand by, stick by, adhere |
| Broader | be |
| Meaning | Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify |
| Meaning | Fasten with an adhesive material like glue. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "stick the poster onto the wall" |
| Broader | fasten |
| Similar to | cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere; stick; stick |
| Meaning | Fasten with or as with pins or nails. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "stick the photo onto the corkboard" |
| Broader | fasten |
| Similar to | stick |
| Meaning | Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" |
| Broader | fasten |
| Similar to | stick |
| Meaning | Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Broader | pierce, thrust |
| Similar to | stick |
| Nouns | sticker; sticker |
| Meaning | Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Broader | pierce, thrust |
| Similar to | stick |
| Nouns | sticker |
| Meaning | Come or be in close contact with. Stick or hold together and resist separation. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | cling, cleave, adhere, cohere |
| Entails | attach |
| Narrower | mold; conglutinate; agglutinate |
| Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact |
| Similar to | adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to; stick |
| Meaning | Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something |
| Synonyms | sting |
| Broader | force, thrust |
| Meaning | Be a mystery or bewildering to. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | perplex, vex, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound |
| Narrower | stump, mix up; riddle; elude, escape |
| Broader | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate |