Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)stickan implement consisting of a length of wood“he collected dry sticks for a campfire”,
“the kid had a candied apple on a stick” (n)sticka small thin branch of a tree (n)sticka rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine (n)pin, peg, stickinformal terms for the leg“fever left him weak on his sticks” (n)sticka long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball (n)sticka long thin implement resembling a length of wood“cinnamon sticks”,
“a stick of dynamite” (n)stickthreat of a penalty“the policy so far is all stick and no carrot” Verbs
(v)lodge, wedge, stick, depositput, fix, force, or implant“lodge a bullet in the table”,
“stick your thumb in the crack” (v)stay, stick, stick around, stay put, remain, persistbe 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!” (v)stickbe or become fixed“The door sticks — we will have to plane it” (v)stickendure“The label stuck to her for the rest of her life” (v)adhere, stickbe a devoted follower or supporter“The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism”,
“She sticks to her principles” (v)stand by, stick by, stick, adherebe loyal to“She stood by her husband in times of trouble”,
“The friends stuck together through the war” (v)stickcover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface“stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it” (v)stickfasten with an adhesive material like glue“stick the poster onto the wall” (v)stickfasten with or as with pins or nails“stick the photo onto the corkboard” (v)stickfasten into place by fixing an end or point into something“stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress” (v)stickpierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument“he stuck the cloth with the needle” (v)stickpierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed“He stuck the needle into his finger” (v)cling, cleave, adhere, stick, coherecome 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” (v)stick, stingsaddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous“They stuck me with the dinner bill”,
“I was stung with a huge tax bill” (v)perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundbe a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”,
“Got me — I don't know the answer!”,
“a vexing problem”,
“This question really stuck me”