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Noun stick has 6 senses

stick - implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
--₁ is a kind of implement
--₁ has particulars:

stick - a small thin branch of a tree
--₂ is a kind of limb, tree branch
stick, control stick, joystick - a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
--₃ is a kind of lever
pin, peg, stick - informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
--₄ is a kind of leg
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
--₅ is a kind of cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag
--₅ has substances: cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja
--₅ has particulars:
juke, jook, juke joint, jook joint, juke house, jook house
stick - threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
--₆ is a kind of punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation

Verb stick has 17 senses

lodge, wedge, stick, deposit - fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
--₁ is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentence:
They stick the books into the box
stay, stick, stick around, stay put - stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
--₂ is one way to stay in place
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
stick, put forward - cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business"
--₃ is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
--₄ is one way to attach

Derived form: noun sticker₂
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
stick - be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
--₅ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
stick - endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
--₆ is one way to persist, remain, stay
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
adhere, stick - be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
--₇ is one way to adopt, follow, espouse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
stand by, stick by, stick, adhere - be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
--₈ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
=> Somebody ----s something PP
stick - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
--₉ is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
--₁₀ is one way to fasten
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
stick - fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
--₁₁ is one way to fasten
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
stick - fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
--₁₂ is one way to fasten
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
stick - pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
--₁₃ is one way to pierce, thrust

Derived forms: noun sticker₁, noun sticker₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
stick - pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"
--₁₄ is one way to pierce, thrust

Derived form: noun sticker₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
--₁₅ is one way to touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
stick, sting - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
--₁₆ is one way to force, thrust
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
--₁₇ is one way to confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody