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| stick [ stik ] |
noun (plural sticks) |
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1. thin branch: a thin branch or shoot cut or broken from a tree
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2. piece of wood used for fuel: a piece of wood used as fuel or as construction material
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3. specially shaped piece of wood: a long often cylindrical piece of wood or other material used for a particular purpose
  a hockey stick
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4. rod: a rod, wand, or baton
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5. walking cane or cudgel: a cane, club, or cudgel
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6. short thin thing: a short slender part or piece
a stick of celery
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7. something used to secure compliance: something used to intimidate or coerce somebody into compliant behavior
tempted them with the carrot but subtly threatened them with the stick
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8. ship's mast: a mast or spar on a ship
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9. furniture: a piece of furniture
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informal
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We need a few sticks to furnish the apartment.
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10. arms bombs falling on target at intervals: a group of bombs that are arranged to fall on a target at regular intervals
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11. aviation parachutists jumping together: a group of parachutists all jumping at the same time
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12. automotive car with stick shift: a car with a manual transmission
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informal
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13. U.S. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody who is regarded as dull, unduly formal, or stuffy
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informal
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14. U.S. drugs cannabis cigarette: a marijuana cigarette
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dated slang
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plural noun sticks |
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remote place: a rural or remote place or district, especially one that is regarded as unsophisticated or unfashionable
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informal
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living out in the sticks
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transitive verb (past and past participle sticked, present participle stick·ing, 3rd person present singular sticks) |
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gardening support plant with stick: to support a plant with a stake or stick
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| [ Old English sticca "peg" < Indo-European, "to stick, stab"] |
