Stick

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

II. Stick ·vi To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

III. Stick ·noun To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.

IV. Stick ·vt Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.

V. Stick ·noun To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.

VI. Stick ·noun To Set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.

VII. Stick ·vi To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.

VIII. Stick ·vi To Adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.

IX. Stick ·noun To Compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.

X. Stick ·noun To fix on a pointed instrument; to Impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.

XI. Stick ·vt A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.

XII. Stick ·noun To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.

XIII. Stick ·noun To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.

XIV. Stick ·vt A composing stick. ·see under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, ·etc., one made of wood is used.

XV. Stick ·noun 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.

XVI. Stick ·noun To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to Pose; to Puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.

XVII. Stick ·vi To be embarrassed or puzzled; to Hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to Scruple;

— often with at.

XVIII. Stick ·vt 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.

XIX. Stick ·noun To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to Pierce; to Stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.

XX. Stick ·noun 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.

XXI. Stick ·vt 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.

XXII. Stick ·vi 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.

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