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Detailed Synonyms for stick in English

stick:

to stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)

  1. to stick
    to stick; to paste; to adhere; to glue; to cling; to gum
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • paste verbe (pastees, pasted, pasting)
    • adhere verbe (adheres, adhered, adhering)
    • glue verbe (glues, glued, glueing)
    • cling verbe (clings, clung, clinging)
    • gum verbe (gums, gummed, gumming)
  2. to stick
    to stick; to stick together; to glue together; to patch; to glue
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • stick together verbe (sticks together, stuck together, sticking together)
    • glue together verbe (glues together, glued together, glueing together)
    • patch verbe (patches, patched, patching)
    • glue verbe (glues, glued, glueing)
  3. to stick
    to stagnate; to falter; to stick; to waver; to stop; to stay put
    • stagnate verbe (stagnates, stagnated, stagnating)
    • falter verbe (falters, faltered, faltering)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • stay put verbe (stays put, stayed put, staying put)
  4. to stick
    to stick; to stick together; to glue together; to glue
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • stick together verbe (sticks together, stuck together, sticking together)
    • glue together verbe (glues together, glued together, glueing together)
    • glue verbe (glues, glued, glueing)
  5. to stick
    stay attached; to stick; to maintain; hold on; to hang in
  6. to stick
    to stagnate; to stick; to stay put
    • stagnate verbe (stagnates, stagnated, stagnating)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • stay put verbe (stays put, stayed put, staying put)
  7. to stick
    to stick; to stick together
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • stick together verbe (sticks together, stuck together, sticking together)
  8. to stick
    to stick; cake
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • cake verbe
  9. to stick
    to be stuck; to stick; to be tied up; to be jammed
    • be stuck verbe (is stuck, being stuck)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • be tied up verbe (ams tied up, being tied up)
    • be jammed verbe (is jammed, being jammed)
  10. to stick
    to grasp; caught; to snatch; to seize; to grip; to catch; to snatch away; to drag; to clutch; to yearn; to reach; to slog away; to toil and moil; to rummage about; to rout; to clasp; to pilfer; to snout; to slave away; to stick; to root; to scratch
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • caught verbe
    • snatch verbe (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verbe (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • catch verbe (catches, catched, catching)
    • snatch away verbe (snatchs away, snatched away, snatching away)
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • clutch verbe (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • yearn verbe (yearns, yearned, yearning)
    • reach verbe (reachs, reached, reaching)
    • slog away verbe (slogs away, slogged away, slogging away)
    • toil and moil verbe (toils and moil, toiled and moiled, toiling and moiling)
    • rummage about verbe (rummages about, rummaged about, rummaging about)
    • rout verbe (routs, routed, routing)
    • clasp verbe (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • pilfer verbe (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • snout verbe (snouts, snouted, snouting)
    • slave away verbe (slaves away, slaved away, slaving away)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • root verbe (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • scratch verbe (scratches, scratched, scratching)
  11. to stick
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    to get; to stick; to beat; to pose; to baffle; to puzzle; to vex; to bewilder; to perplex; mystify
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • beat verbe (beats, beated, beating)
      • This beats me!1
    • pose verbe (poses, posed, posing)
    • baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • puzzle verbe (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
    • vex verbe (vexes, vexed, vexing)
      • a vexing problem1
    • bewilder verbe (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verbe (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
    • mystify verbe
  12. to stick
    – saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous 1
    to stick; to sting
    – saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • sting verbe (stings, stinged, stinging)
  13. to stick
    – come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation 1
    to adhere; to stick; to cling; to cleave; cohere
    – come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation 1
    • adhere verbe (adheres, adhered, adhering)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • cling verbe (clings, clung, clinging)
      • The dress clings to her body1
    • cleave verbe (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • cohere verbe
      • The sushi rice grains cohere1
  14. to stick
    – stick to firmly 1
    to adhere; bond; to stick; to bind; to stick to; hold fast
    – stick to firmly 1
    • adhere verbe (adheres, adhered, adhering)
      • Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?1
    • bond verbe
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • bind verbe (binds, binding)
    • stick to verbe (sticks to, stuck to, sticking to)
    • hold fast verbe
  15. to stick
    – pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed 1
    to stick
    – pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
  16. to stick
    – pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument 1
    to stick
    – pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
  17. to stick
    – put, fix, force, or implant 1
    to deposit; to stick; to lodge; to wedge
    – put, fix, force, or implant 1
    • deposit verbe (deposits, deposited, depositing)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
      • stick your thumb in the crack1
    • lodge verbe (lodges, lodged, lodging)
      • lodge a bullet in the table1
    • wedge verbe (wedges, wedged, wedging)
  18. to stick
    – fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something 1
    to stick
    – fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
      • stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress1
  19. to stick
    – fasten with or as with pins or nails 1
    to stick
    – fasten with or as with pins or nails 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
      • stick the photo onto the corkboard1
  20. to stick
    – fasten with an adhesive material like glue 1
    to stick
    – fasten with an adhesive material like glue 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
      • stick the poster onto the wall1
  21. to stick
    – cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface 1
    to stick
    – cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
      • stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it1
  22. to stick
    – stay put (in a certain place) 1
    to stick; to stay; to stay put; stick around
    – stay put (in a certain place) 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • stay verbe (stays, stayed, staying)
      • We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati1
    • stay put verbe (stays put, stayed put, staying put)
    • stick around verbe
  23. to stick
    – be loyal to 1
    to adhere; to stick; to stand by; stick by
    – be loyal to 1
    • adhere verbe (adheres, adhered, adhering)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • stand by verbe (stands by, stood by, standing by)
    • stick by verbe
  24. to stick
    – be a devoted follower or supporter 1
    to adhere; to stick
    – be a devoted follower or supporter 1
    • adhere verbe (adheres, adhered, adhering)
      • The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
      • She sticks to her principles1
  25. to stick
    – endure 1
    to stick
    – endure 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
  26. to stick
    – be or become fixed 1
    to stick
    – be or become fixed 1
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
      • The door sticks--we will have to plane it1

Conjugations for stick:

present
  1. stick
  2. stick
  3. sticks
  4. stick
  5. stick
  6. stick
simple past
  1. sticked
  2. sticked
  3. sticked
  4. sticked
  5. sticked
  6. sticked
present perfect
  1. have sticked
  2. have sticked
  3. has sticked
  4. have sticked
  5. have sticked
  6. have sticked
past continuous
  1. was sticking
  2. were sticking
  3. was sticking
  4. were sticking
  5. were sticking
  6. were sticking
future
  1. shall stick
  2. will stick
  3. will stick
  4. shall stick
  5. will stick
  6. will stick
continuous present
  1. am sticking
  2. are sticking
  3. is sticking
  4. are sticking
  5. are sticking
  6. are sticking
subjunctive
  1. be sticked
  2. be sticked
  3. be sticked
  4. be sticked
  5. be sticked
  6. be sticked
diverse
  1. stick!
  2. let's stick!
  3. sticked
  4. sticking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

stick [the ~] nom

  1. the stick
    the truncheon; the stave; the stick; the rod; the bar; the baton; the cane; the club
  2. the stick
    the shank; the stick
  3. the stick
    the cudgel
    – a club that is used as a weapon 1
    the stick; the bat; the baton
    the knout
    – a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners 1
  4. the stick
    the gear handle; the stick; the rake; the poker
  5. the stick
    the twig
    – a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year 1
    the branch; the sprig; the stick; the scion; the limb; the offspring; the progeny; the shoot; the spray
  6. the stick
    the trunk; the shank; the stick
  7. the stick
    the stick; the bat
  8. the stick
    the hockey stick; the stick
  9. the stick
    – threat of a penalty 1
    the stick
    – threat of a penalty 1
    • stick [the ~] nom
      • the policy so far is all stick and no carrot1
  10. the stick
    – marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking 1
    the joint; the stick; the reefer; the marijuana cigarette; the spliff
    – marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking 1
  11. the stick
    – an implement consisting of a length of wood 1
    the stick
    – an implement consisting of a length of wood 1
    • stick [the ~] nom
      • he collected dry sticks for a campfire1
      • the kid had a candied apple on a stick1
  12. the stick
    – a long thin implement resembling a length of wood 1
    the stick
    – a long thin implement resembling a length of wood 1
    • stick [the ~] nom
      • cinnamon sticks1
      • a stick of dynamite1
  13. the stick
    – a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane 1
    the stick; the control stick; the joystick
    – a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane 1
  14. the stick
    – a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball 1
    the stick
    – a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball 1
  15. the stick
    – informal terms for the leg 1
    the stick; the pin; the peg
    – informal terms for the leg 1
    • stick [the ~] nom
      • fever left him weak on his sticks1
    • pin [the ~] nom
    • peg [the ~] nom
  16. the stick
    – a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine 1
    the stick
    – a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine 1
  17. the stick
    – a small thin branch of a tree 1
    the stick
    – a small thin branch of a tree 1

stick

  1. stick

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Related Definitions for "stick":

  1. threat of a penalty1
    • the policy so far is all stick and no carrot1
  2. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking1
  3. an implement consisting of a length of wood1
    • he collected dry sticks for a campfire1
    • the kid had a candied apple on a stick1
  4. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood1
    • cinnamon sticks1
    • a stick of dynamite1
  5. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane1
  6. a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball1
  7. informal terms for the leg1
    • fever left him weak on his sticks1
  8. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine1
  9. a small thin branch of a tree1
  10. be a mystery or bewildering to1
  11. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous1
  12. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation1
  13. stick to firmly1
  14. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed1
  15. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument1
  16. put, fix, force, or implant1
    • stick your thumb in the crack1
  17. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something1
    • stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress1
  18. fasten with or as with pins or nails1
    • stick the photo onto the corkboard1
  19. fasten with an adhesive material like glue1
    • stick the poster onto the wall1
  20. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface1
    • stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it1
  21. stay put (in a certain place)1
  22. be loyal to1
  23. be a devoted follower or supporter1
    • She sticks to her principles1
  24. endure1
  25. be or become fixed1
    • The door sticks--we will have to plane it1

Related Synonyms for stick