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stick1
noun
1
a a twig or thin branch of a tree;
b (sticks) colloq the small hurdles of a steeplechase.
2 a any long thin piece of wood;
b in compounds a shaped piece of wood or other material which has a designated purpose hockey stick gear stick ;
c a baton or wand, etc;
d a bow for a fiddle or the wooden part of a bow.
3 a long thin piece of anything.
4 a piece of furniture, especially when it is one of few.
5 colloq verbal abuse, criticism or mockery.
6 (the sticks) colloq a rural area that is considered remote or unsophisticated.
7 colloq a person a funny old stick .
8 a a group of bombs that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other over a target;
b a group of parachutists that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other.
verb (sticked , sticking ) to support (a plant) using a stick or sticks.
[Anglo-Saxon sticca ]
get hold of the wrong end of the stick to misunderstand a situation, a statement, etc.
give it some stick colloq to put some force or effort into something.
give someone stick to criticize or punish them.
in a cleft stick in a dangerous or tricky position.
up sticks colloq to move away, especially without warning.
noun
1
a a twig or thin branch of a tree;
b (sticks) colloq the small hurdles of a steeplechase.
2 a any long thin piece of wood;
b in compounds a shaped piece of wood or other material which has a designated purpose hockey stick gear stick ;
c a baton or wand, etc;
d a bow for a fiddle or the wooden part of a bow.
3 a long thin piece of anything.
4 a piece of furniture, especially when it is one of few.
5 colloq verbal abuse, criticism or mockery.
6 (the sticks) colloq a rural area that is considered remote or unsophisticated.
7 colloq a person a funny old stick .
8 a a group of bombs that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other over a target;
b a group of parachutists that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other.
verb (sticked , sticking ) to support (a plant) using a stick or sticks.
[Anglo-Saxon sticca ]
get hold of the wrong end of the stick to misunderstand a situation, a statement, etc.
give it some stick colloq to put some force or effort into something.
give someone stick to criticize or punish them.
in a cleft stick in a dangerous or tricky position.
up sticks colloq to move away, especially without warning.
stick2
verb (stuck , sticking )
1
a to push or thrust (especially something long and thin or pointed);
b colloq to push or protrude (a hand, head, foot, etc) stick your feet into your trainers .
2 to fasten by piercing with a pin or other sharp object stick it up with drawing-pins .
3 tr & intr to fix, or be or stay fixed, with an adhesive.
4 intr to remain persistently an episode that sticks in my mind .
5 tr & intr to make or be unable to move; to jam, lock or lodge The car got stuck in the snow .
6 to confine stuck in the house all day .
7 intr said of criticism, etc: to continue to be considered valid.
8 colloq to place or put just stick it on the table .
9 colloq to put on You'd better stick on a jacket .
10 colloq to bear or tolerate could not stick it any longer .
11 to cause to be at a loss; to baffle He's never stuck for something to say .
12 (stick someone for something) colloq to get them to pay for it.
[Anglo-Saxon stician ]
be stuck on someone or something and get stuck into something see under stuck.
stick at nothing to act in a very ruthless manner.
stick in one's throat colloq to be extremely difficult to say or accept, usually for reasons of principle.
stick it! or stick it up your jumper, arse, etc colloq a contemptuous exclamation that is used when something is not wanted.
stick one's neck out or stick one's neck out for someone or something to put oneself in a dangerous or tricky position for them or it.
stick one's nose in or into something to interfere or pry, or to interfere with it or pry into it, especially when it is none of one's business.
stick out a mile or stick out like a sore thumb to be glaringly obvious.
stick to one's guns to be adamant
[19c: from military use, literally -to stay in one's position when under attack-].
stick around colloq to remain or linger.
stick at or with something to continue doggedly with it.
stick by someone or something to remain loyal or supportive towards them or it She sticks by him no matter what he does .
stick out
1 to project or protrude His ears really stick out .
2 to be obvious or noticeable; to stand out.
3 to endure had to stick out the winter with hardly any supplies .
stick out for something to continue to insist on it; to refuse to yield.
stick to something
1 to remain faithful to it, eg a promise stuck to the same story throughout the questioning .
2 to keep to it, eg a matter under discussion without digressing.
stick together to remain loyal and supportive, especially in the face of some difficulty.
stick up colloq
1 to project upwards; to stand up.
2 colloq to rob someone or something, especially at gunpoint stuck up the liquor store .
stick up for someone or oneself to speak or act in their or one's own defence quite capable of sticking up for myself .
verb (stuck , sticking )
1
a to push or thrust (especially something long and thin or pointed);
b colloq to push or protrude (a hand, head, foot, etc) stick your feet into your trainers .
2 to fasten by piercing with a pin or other sharp object stick it up with drawing-pins .
3 tr & intr to fix, or be or stay fixed, with an adhesive.
4 intr to remain persistently an episode that sticks in my mind .
5 tr & intr to make or be unable to move; to jam, lock or lodge The car got stuck in the snow .
6 to confine stuck in the house all day .
7 intr said of criticism, etc: to continue to be considered valid.
8 colloq to place or put just stick it on the table .
9 colloq to put on You'd better stick on a jacket .
10 colloq to bear or tolerate could not stick it any longer .
11 to cause to be at a loss; to baffle He's never stuck for something to say .
12 (stick someone for something) colloq to get them to pay for it.
[Anglo-Saxon stician ]
be stuck on someone or something and get stuck into something see under stuck.
stick at nothing to act in a very ruthless manner.
stick in one's throat colloq to be extremely difficult to say or accept, usually for reasons of principle.
stick it! or stick it up your jumper, arse, etc colloq a contemptuous exclamation that is used when something is not wanted.
stick one's neck out or stick one's neck out for someone or something to put oneself in a dangerous or tricky position for them or it.
stick one's nose in or into something to interfere or pry, or to interfere with it or pry into it, especially when it is none of one's business.
stick out a mile or stick out like a sore thumb to be glaringly obvious.
stick to one's guns to be adamant
[19c: from military use, literally -to stay in one's position when under attack-].
stick around colloq to remain or linger.
stick at or with something to continue doggedly with it.
stick by someone or something to remain loyal or supportive towards them or it She sticks by him no matter what he does .
stick out
1 to project or protrude His ears really stick out .
2 to be obvious or noticeable; to stand out.
3 to endure had to stick out the winter with hardly any supplies .
stick out for something to continue to insist on it; to refuse to yield.
stick to something
1 to remain faithful to it, eg a promise stuck to the same story throughout the questioning .
2 to keep to it, eg a matter under discussion without digressing.
stick together to remain loyal and supportive, especially in the face of some difficulty.
stick up colloq
1 to project upwards; to stand up.
2 colloq to rob someone or something, especially at gunpoint stuck up the liquor store .
stick up for someone or oneself to speak or act in their or one's own defence quite capable of sticking up for myself .
© Hodder Education
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