Stick

  • 71stick — stick1 noun 1》 a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.     ↘a stick used for support in walking or as a weapon.     ↘(the sticks) informal goalposts or cricket stumps.     ↘Nautical, archaic a mast or spar. 2》 (in hockey,… …

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  • 72stick to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stick to : present tense I/you/we/they stick to he/she/it sticks to present participle sticking to past tense stuck to past participle stuck to 1) stick to something to do something that you promised or… …

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  • 73stick — Synonyms and related words: abide, abide with, abrade, acid, acuminate, addle, adhere, adhere to, advocate, affix, agglomerate, all, alpenstock, altogether, amalgamate, amaze, antidepressant, arm, articulate, assert, ataractic, athletic supporter …

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  • 74stick*/*/*/ — [stɪk] (past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ) verb I 1) [T] to push something that is long and thin into or through something else He stuck the end of the post in the ground.[/ex] a piece of cloth with a pin stuck through it[/ex] 2) [I]… …

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  • 75stick — 01. We are teaching our dog how to fetch a [stick]. 02. The children spent the afternoon throwing [sticks] into the creek, and watching them drift downstream. 03. He was arrested after hitting someone over the head with his [stick] during the… …

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  • 76stick to — verb 1. stick to firmly (Freq. 4) Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall? • Syn: ↑adhere, ↑hold fast, ↑bond, ↑bind, ↑stick • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 77stick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick Date: before 12th century 1. a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: as a. a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or …

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  • 78stick to — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you stick to something or someone when you are travelling, you stay close to them. [V P n] There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops... [V P n] Stick to well lit roads. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you… …

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  • 79stick — I noun 1) a fire made of sticks Syn: piece of wood, twig, small branch 2) he walks with a stick Syn: walking stick, cane, staff, alpenstock, crook, crutch 3) the plants need supporting …

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  • 80stick —   1. Wood. Lā au.   Also: kū au, au au; pahu (staff); ko o.    ♦ Small sticks, la alā au.    ♦ Digging stick, ō ō, āla a.    ♦ Pointed stick, ō, ku ia.    ♦ Stick dancing, kāla au.    ♦ Carrying stick, auamo, amo kau, māmaka.    ♦ Stick for… …

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