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- DictionaryStick/stik/
noun
- 1. a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut from a tree.
- 2. a long, thin piece of something: "a stick of dynamite"
a long, thin piece of something: carrot / bread sticks. a stick of celery / rhubarb / chewing gum / chalk / dynamite. [ C ] US. a car with a stick shift: Do you drive a stick? stick of furniture. informal. a piece of furniture: When they got married, they didn't have a stick of furniture. See more. take a stick to someone/something.
[transitive] stick something + adv./prep. (informal) to put something in a place, especially quickly or carelessly. Stick your bags down there. He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. Can you stick this on the noticeboard? Peter stuck his head around the door and said, ‘Coffee, anyone?’.
stick. (stĭk) n. 1. A long slender piece of wood, especially: a. A branch or stem that has fallen or been cut from a tree or shrub. b. A piece of wood, such as a tree branch, that is used for fuel, cut for lumber, or shaped for a specific purpose. c. A wand, staff, baton, or rod. 2.
to become joined to something or to make something become joined to something else, usually with a substance like glue: Anne stuck a picture of her boyfriend on the wall. The stamp wouldn't stick to the envelope. Fewer examples. The preparation helps the paint to stick to the surface. The cake had stuck to the sides of the tin.
Definitions of stick. noun. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood. “cinnamon sticks ” “a stick of dynamite” see more. noun. an implement consisting of a length of wood. “he collected dry sticks for a campfire” “the kid had a candied apple on a stick ” see more. noun. a small thin branch of a tree. see more. noun.
[countable] (often in compounds) a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose. pieces of pineapple on sticks. The men were carrying spades and measuring sticks. I used a selfie stick to take the picture. see also chopstick, cocktail stick, drumstick, joss stick, matchstick, Memory Stick™, selfie stick, yardstick.
3 days ago · Definition of 'stick' Word Frequency. stick noun uses. (stɪk ) Word forms: plural sticks. 1. countable noun. A stick is a thin branch which has fallen off a tree. ...people carrying bundles of dried sticks to sell for firewood. Synonyms: twig, branch, birch, offshoot More Synonyms of stick. 2. countable noun.
