Word Finder - stick

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An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

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Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.

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Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.

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A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.

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(sports) A stick-like item:

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(sports, uncountable) Ability; specifically:

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(slang, dated) A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.)

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Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.

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A measure.

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(computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.

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(carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

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(transitive, printing, slang, dated) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.

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(transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.

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To hit with a stick.

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(uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.

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(uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).

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(countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

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(intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.

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(intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.

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(transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.

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(intransitive) To persist.

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(intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.

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(intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.

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(dated, intransitive) To hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).

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(dated, intransitive) To be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.

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(dated, intransitive) To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

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(transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.

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(transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).

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(transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.

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(transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.

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(transitive, archaic) To adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.

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(transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.

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(botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.

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(transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.

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(dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.

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(transitive, slang, dated) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.

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(intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.

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(intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.

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(informal) Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.

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(obsolete) The customary length (according to the material used) of a piece or roll of textile fabrics imported from Flanders.

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(British) Criticism or ridicule.