STICK

In the old books. To stop; to hesitate; to accede with reluctance. "The court stuck a little at this exception." 2 Show. 491.

In the old books. To stop; to hesitate; to accede with reluctance. “The court stuck a little at this exception.” 2 Show. 491.

A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber. Withered sticks to gather, which might serve Against a winter's day. Milton. Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick. Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax. A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick. [Colloq.] A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab. A stick of eels, twenty-five eels. [Prov. Eng.] -- Stick chimney, a chimney made of sticks laid crosswise, and cemented with clay or mud, as in some log houses. [U.S.] -- Stick insect, (Zoöl.), any one of various species of wingless orthopterous insects of the family Phasmidæ, which have a long round body, resembling a stick in form and color, and long legs, which are often held rigidly in such positions as to make them resemble small twigs. They thus imitate the branches and twigs of the trees on which they live. The common American species is Diapheromera femorata. Some of the Asiatic species are more than a foot long. -- To cut one's stick, or To cut stick, to run away. [Slang] De Quincey.

To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. And sticked him with bodkins anon. Chaucer. It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray. Sir W. Scott. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger. Thou stickest a dagger in me. Shak. To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve. My shroud of white, stuck all with yew. Shak. The points of spears are stuck within the shield. Dryden. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork. To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner. To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type. [Cant] To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.] To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. [Slang] To stick out, to cause to project or protrude; to render prominent.

To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. Bacon. To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely. A friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Prov. xviii. 24. I am a kind of bur; I shall stick. Shak. If on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown, 'T will ever stick through malice of your own. Young. To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed. I had most need of blessing, and "Amen" Stuck in my throat. Shak. The trembling weapon passed Through nine bull hides, . . . and stuck within the last. Dryden. To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at. They will stick long at part of a demonstration for want of perceiving the connection of two ideas. Locke. Some stick not to say, that the parson and attorney forged a will. Arbuthnot. To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. This is the difficulty that sticks with the most reasonable. Swift. To stick by. (a) To adhere closely to; to be firm in supporting. "We are your only friends; stick by us, and we will stick by you." Davenant. (b) To be troublesome by adhering. "I am satisfied to trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me." Pope. -- To stick out. (a) To project; to be prominent. "His bones that were not seen stick out." Job xxxiii. 21. (b) To persevere in a purpose; to hold out; as, the garrison stuck out until relieved. [Colloq.]v.i. to stick it out. -- To stick to, to be persevering in holding to; as, to stick to a party or cause. "The advantage will be on our side if we stick to its essentials." Addison. -- To stick up, to stand erect; as, his hair sticks up. -- To stick up for, to assert and defend; as, to stick up for one's rights or for a friend. [Colloq.] -- To stick upon, to dwell upon; not to forsake. "If the matter be knotty, the mind must stop and buckle to it, and stick upon it with labor and thought." Locke.

A member of the Official IRA.

The Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman.

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch. | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size. | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | A timber board, especially a two by four (inches). | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking. | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards. | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint. | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard. | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden). | An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | A bar (counter where drinks are served). | Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. | Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. | A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard). | Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. | A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum. | Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. | A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette). | Material or objects attached to a stick or the like. | A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick. | Material or objects attached to a stick or the like. | A scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick. | Material or objects attached to a stick or the like. | The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission. | Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.) | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | Use of the stick to control the aircraft. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | An aircraft’s propeller. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | A joystick. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | A memory stick. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | A handgun. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | A composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type. | A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. | The clarinet. | A stick-like item: | A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse. | A stick-like item: | The short whip carried by a jockey. | A stick-like item: | A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard. | A stick-like item: | The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole. | A stick-like item: | The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc. | A stick-like item: | The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc. | The game of pool, or an individual pool game. | Ability; specifically: | The long-range driving ability of a golf club. | Ability; specifically: | The potential hitting power of a specific bat. | Ability; specifically: | General hitting ability. | Ability; specifically: | The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it. | A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.) | A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.) | A thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman. | A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.) | An assistant planted in the audience. | A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.) | A shill or house player. | A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.) | A stiff, stupidly obstinate person. | A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.) | A fighter pilot. | A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.) | A small group of (infantry) soldiers. | Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior. | A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.) | Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior. | Corporal punishment, beatings | Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior. | Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc. | Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior. | Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity. | Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior. | Vigorous driving of a car; gas. | A measure. | An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches. | A measure. | A quantity of eels, usually 25. | Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.