stick

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A thin piece of wood, especially one that has fallen from a tree.

   We collected dry sticks for a campfire.

2. 2
   noun

   A long thin piece of something shaped like a stick.

   She added two cinnamon sticks to the drink.

3. 3
   verb

   To attach or join something using glue or another sticky substance.

   Stick the poster onto the wall.

4. 4
   verb

   To push a pointed object into something.

   Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.

5. 5
   verb

   To become firmly fixed and hard to move or separate.

   The door always sticks in wet weather.

Common collocations

• swagger stick Noun + noun
• stuck in Verb + preposition/particle
• stuck together Verb + adverb
• stick around Verb + adverb
• stuck out Verb + adverb
• stuck to Verb + preposition/particle

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Indo-European *stignéh₂- Proto-Germanic *stikkōną Proto-West Germanic *stikkōn Old English stician Middle English stiken English stick From Middle English stiken (“to stick, pierce, stab, remain embedded, be fastened”), from Old English stician (“to pierce, stab, remain embedded, be fastened”), from Proto-West Germanic *stikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *stikkōną (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tig-, *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”). See also the related Proto-Germanic *stikaną, whence West Frisian stekke, Low G…

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