English dictionary
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English noun: stick | |||
| 1. | stick (artifact) an implement consisting of a length of wood | ||
| Samples | He collected dry sticks for a campfire. The kid had a candied apple on a stick. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | implement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backsword, bow, club, divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, drumstick, fencing stick, linstock, mahlstick, matchstick, maulstick, singlestick, spindle, staff, stob, swizzle stick, walking stick, water finder, waterfinder | ||
| 2. | stick (plant) a small thin branch of a tree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | limb, tree branch | ||
| 3. | stick (artifact) a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane | ||
| Synonyms | control stick, joystick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lever | ||
| 4. | stick (food) a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | butter, margarin, margarine, marge, oleo, oleomargarine | ||
| 5. | stick (body) informal terms for the leg | ||
| Samples | Fever left him weak on his sticks. | ||
| Synonyms | peg, pin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leg | ||
| 6. | stick (artifact) a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sports equipment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hockey stick, polo mallet, polo stick | ||
| Domain category | field hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey game, ice hockey, polo | ||
| 7. | stick (artifact) a long thin implement resembling a length of wood | ||
| Samples | Cinnamon sticks. A stick of dynamite. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | implement | ||
| 8. | stick (artifact) marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | ||
| Synonyms | joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | butt, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag | ||
| Substance holonym | cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana | ||
| 9. | stick (act) threat of a penalty | ||
| Samples | The policy so far is all stick and no carrot. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment | ||
English verb: stick | |||
| 1. | stick (contact) put, fix, force, or implant | ||
| Samples | Lodge a bullet in the table. Stick your thumb in the crack. | ||
| Examples | They stick the books into the box | ||
| Synonyms | deposit, lodge, wedge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | redeposit | ||
| Antonyms | dislodge, free | ||
| 2. | stick (motion) stay put (in a certain place) | ||
| Samples | We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati. Stay put in the corner here!. Stick around and you will learn something!. | ||
| Synonyms | stay, stay put, stick around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stay in place | ||
| Antonyms | move | ||
| 3. | stick (contact) stick to firmly | ||
| Samples | Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?. | ||
| Synonyms | adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick to | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bind | ||
| Verb group | adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick | ||
| 4. | stick (stative) be or become fixed | ||
| Samples | The door sticks--we will have to plane it. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 5. | stick (stative) endure | ||
| Samples | The label stuck to her for the rest of her life. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | persist, remain, stay | ||
| 6. | stick (stative) be a devoted follower or supporter | ||
| Samples | The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism. She sticks to her principles. | ||
| Synonyms | adhere | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adopt, espouse, follow | ||
| 7. | stick (stative) be loyal to | ||
| Samples | She stood by her husband in times of trouble. The friends stuck together through the war. | ||
| Synonyms | adhere, stand by, stick by | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 8. | stick (creation) cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface | ||
| Samples | Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament | ||
| 9. | stick (contact) fasten with an adhesive material like glue | ||
| Samples | Stick the poster onto the wall. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten | ||
| Verb group | adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick, stick, stick | ||
| 10. | stick (contact) fasten with or as with pins or nails | ||
| Samples | Stick the photo onto the corkboard. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten | ||
| Verb group | stick | ||
| 11. | stick (contact) fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something | ||
| Samples | Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten | ||
| Verb group | stick | ||
| 12. | stick (contact) pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument | ||
| Samples | He stuck the cloth with the needle. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce, thrust | ||
| Verb group | stick | ||
| 13. | stick (contact) pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed | ||
| Samples | He stuck the needle into his finger. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce, thrust | ||
| Verb group | stick | ||
| 14. | stick (contact) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | ||
| Samples | The dress clings to her body. The label stuck to the box. The sushi rice grains cohere. | ||
| Synonyms | adhere, cleave, cling, cohere | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agglutinate, conglutinate, mold | ||
| Entail | attach | ||
| Verb group | adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick, stick to | ||
| 15. | stick (communication) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous | ||
| Samples | They stuck me with the dinner bill. I was stung with a huge tax bill. | ||
| Synonyms | sting | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, thrust | ||
| 16. | stick (cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to | ||
| Samples | This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. A vexing problem. This question really stuck me. | ||
| Synonyms | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stupefy, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump | ||
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