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stick 
noun
- implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
Synonyms: control stick, joystick - informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
Synonyms: peg, pin - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Synonyms: joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff - threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
verb
- fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
Synonyms: deposit, lodge, wedge Antonyms: dislodge, free - stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
Synonyms: stay, stay put, stick around Antonyms: move - cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one''s hand out of the window"; "stick one''s nose into other people''s business"
Synonyms: put forward - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
Synonyms: adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick to - be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
- endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
- be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
Synonyms: adhere - be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
Synonyms: adhere, stand by, stick by - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
- fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"
- 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"
Synonyms: adhere, cleave, cling, cohere - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
Synonyms: sting - 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"
Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stupefy, vex
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