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Synonym: adhereattachclingcontinuefastenkeep onpenetrateperforateperseverepiercepuncturestabAntonym: partSimilar words: stick tostick outstick it outchopsticktickrusticjusticeplasticMeaning: [stɪk]  n. 1. an implement consisting of a length of wood 2. a small thin branch of a tree 3. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane 4. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine 5. informal terms of the leg 6. a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball 7. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood 8. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking 9. threat of a penalty. v. 1. fix, force, or implant 2. stay put (in a certain place) 3. cause to protrude or as if to protrude 4. stick to firmly 5. be or become fixed 6. endure 7. be a devoted follower or supporter 8. be loyal to 9. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface 10. fasten with an adhesive material like glue 11. fasten with or as with pins or nails 12. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something 13. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument 14. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed 15. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation 16. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous 17. be a mystery or bewildering to. 
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181) Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick.
182) He walks with a stick but still leads his soldiers into battle.
183) I hope you aren't going to stick on the question of money.
184) Using his stick heavily, he moved jerkily towards the car.
185) He took up a stick, pointed against the wall, and didn't allow anyone to pass by.
186) I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods.
187) A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
188) Can you stick out whether it is true or not?
189) This is a proverb and you ought to stick it down and learn it by heart.
190) For each day he spent on the island,[http://sentencedict.com/stick.html] he cut a new notch in his stick.
191) They vowed to stick by one another no matter what happened.
192) I really got/took stick from my boss about being late for work again.
193) Police must stick to the highest standards if they are to win back public confidence.
194) Don't allow those big boys to bully you stick up for yourself!
195) A word of warning. Don't stick too precisely to what it says in the book.
196) They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out.
197) "Stick to the facts, " said Romanov,[sentencedict.com] his voice suddenly sharp.
198) I wish he'd stick to the subject rather than telling us his boring stories.
199) It's not motorists who give you the most stick, it's the general public.
200) I'm going to stick my neck out with some predictions for the next two years.
201) I know things are difficult at the moment, but if we just stick it out, I'm sure everything will be OK in the end.
202) He was irritable and sometimes jabbed his stick into his servant's face.
203) Their method of negotiating is a combination of the carrot and the stick.
204) Those words will stick with me for the rest of my life.
205) Obviously we are disappointed but the committee could do nothing less than stick to the rules.
206) He gave the donkey a whack across the back with his stick.
207) What had Cutter done to make him stick out from the crowd?
208) The farmer came after the intruders with a big stick.
209) Father Poole walked painfully, with the aid of a stick.
210) You will find it hard at first, but stick at it.
More similar words: stick tostick outstick it outchopsticktickrusticjusticeplasticeristicdomesticmajesticartisticsadisticbombasticacousticsfantasticrealisticdo justiceoptimisticaltruisticstatisticslinguisticpolytheisticgesticulateritualisticeuphemisticstatisticaldomesticatedsophisticatedenthusiastic
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