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
sting
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
They stuck me with the dinner bill
I was stung with a huge tax bill
threat of a penalty
the policy so far is all stick and no carrot
cling
cleave
adhere
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
hold fast
bond
bind
stick to
stick to firmly
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
He stuck the needle into his finger
pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
he stuck the cloth with the needle
lodge
wedge
deposit
put, fix, force, or implant
lodge a bullet in the table
stick your thumb in the crack
fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress
fasten with or as with pins or nails
stick the photo onto the corkboard
fasten with an adhesive material like glue
stick the poster onto the wall
cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it
stay
stick around
stay put
remain
persist
be in a certain place and not leave
We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
Stay put in the corner here!
Stick around and you will learn something!
stand by
stick by
be loyal to
She stood by her husband in times of trouble
The friends stuck together through the war
be a devoted follower or supporter
The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
She sticks to her principles
endure
The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
be or become fixed
The door sticks — we will have to plane it
joint
marijuana cigarette
reefer
spliff
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
an implement consisting of a length of wood
he collected dry sticks for a campfire
the kid had a candied apple on a stick
a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
cinnamon sticks
a stick of dynamite
control stick
joystick
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
pin
peg
informal terms for the leg
fever left him weak on his sticks
a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
a small thin branch of a tree