Stick

  • 81stick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stab, puncture, prick; put, place, thrust; glue; transfix, impale; informal, puzzle, stump. See opening, coherence, difficulty. v. i. adhere, cling; stay, remain, tarry; stall, freeze, be immobile …

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  • 82stick —    1. to kill    Supposedly with a pointed weapon, of cattle in an abattoir and of wild pigs in hunting. It used also to mean to wound:     The black thief has sticket the woman. (Carrick, 1835)    2. a spirit added to another drink    Perhaps… …

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  • 83stick — 1. n. a baseball bat. (Baseball.) □ He started to run and tripped over the stick. □ He holds the stick up higher than most batters. 2. n. a pool cue. □ He drew the stick back slowly, sighted again, and gave the cue ball a sharp knock …

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  • 84stick — {{11}}stick (n.) O.E. sticca rod, twig, spoon, from P.Gmc. *stikkon pierce, prick (Cf. O.N. stik, O.H.G. stehho, Ger. Stecken stick, staff ), from PIE *steig (see STICK (Cf. stick) (v.)). Meaning staff used in a game is from 1670s (originally… …

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  • 85stick —  1. n. Dull or awkward person. Usu. old stick or dry old stick.  2. the stick Beating with a stick.  3. [v.J Endure. Tolerate. Also stick it (out) Persist.  4. See stuck.  5. Abbr. stick of furniture Piece of furniture.  6. get some stick Receive …

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  • 86stick-on — adjective of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance stick on labels • Similar to: ↑adhesive * * * /stik on , awn /, n. a label, sticker, or the like, that has an adhesive backing. [n. use of the v. phrase stick on] * * *… …

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  • 87Stick — Stịck 〈m. 6〉 1. dünne Salzstange 2. 〈Kosmetik〉 Stift (DeoStick) [engl., „Stange“] * * * Stịck [stɪk , auch: ʃtɪk ], der; s, s [engl. stick, eigtl. = Stängel, Stock, Stecken]: 1. <meist Pl.> kleine, dünne Salzstange. 2. Stift als… …

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  • 88stick — I n 1. branch, limb, stem, bough, spray, switch, twig; shoot, sprout, runner, tendril, scion. 2. kindling, fagot, tinder; firewood, brush, brushwood, driftwood. 3. rod, wand, baton, staff, pike, pole; scepter, crosier, crook, standard, caduceus;… …

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  • 89stick — I noun 1) a fire made of sticks Syn: branch, twig 2) he walks with a stick Syn: walking stick, cane, staff, crutch 3) the plants need supporting on sticks Syn …

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  • 90stick by — verb be loyal to She stood by her husband in times of trouble The friends stuck together through the war • Syn: ↑stand by, ↑stick, ↑adhere • Hypernyms: ↑be • …

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