Analysis Complete

stick

/ stick /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

threat of a penalty

"the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"

Type of:

punishment penalty penalization

verb Sense 2

endure

"The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"

Type of:

persist remain stay

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 3

cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

"stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"

Type of:

decorate adorn grace

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 4

fasten with an adhesive material like glue

"stick the poster onto the wall"

Type of:

fasten

Verb group:

cling cleave adhere cohere

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 5

fasten with or as with pins or nails

"stick the photo onto the corkboard"

Type of:

fasten

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 6

fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

"stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"

Type of:

fasten

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 7

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"

Type of:

put set place

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 8

pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

"he stuck the cloth with the needle"

Type of:

pierce thrust

Derived:

spine thorn prickle pricker sticker

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 9

pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

"He stuck the needle into his finger"

Type of:

pierce thrust

Derived:

dagger sticker

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 10

be or become fixed

"The door sticks--we will have to plane it"

Type of:

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

noun Sense 11

implement consisting of a length of wood

"he collected dry sticks for a campfire"

"the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

Type of:

implement

Kinds of:

bow club divining rod dowser dowsing rod

noun Sense 12

a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

Type of:

lever

noun Sense 13

a small thin branch of a tree

Type of:

limb tree branch

verb Sense 14

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

"They stuck me with the dinner bill"

"I was stung with a huge tax bill"

Type of:

force thrust

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb Sense 15

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!"

Opposites:

move

Type of:

stay in place

Derived:

stay

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 16

be a devoted follower or supporter

"The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"

"She sticks to her principles"

Type of:

adopt follow espouse

Derived:

attachment adherence adhesion disciple adherent

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 17

be loyal to

"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"

"The friends stuck together through the war"

Type of:

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 18

fix, force, or implant

"lodge a bullet in the table"

Opposites:

dislodge free

Type of:

fasten fix secure

Kinds of:

redeposit

Derived:

lodgment lodgement lodging

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punishment penalty penalization persist remain stay decorate adorn grace fasten put set