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stick S0753200 (stĭk)n.1. A long slender piece of wood, especially:a. A branch or stem that has fallen or been cut from a tree or shrub.b. A piece of wood, such as a tree branch, that is used for fuel, cut for lumber, or shaped for a specific purpose.c. A wand, staff, baton, or rod.2. Sports A long thin implement with a blade or net on the end used to propel and control a puck or ball in hockey or lacrosse.3. A walking stick; a cane.4. Something that is long and thin: a stick of dynamite; a stick of gum.5. Slang A marijuana cigarette.6. a. The control device of an aircraft that operates the elevators and ailerons.b. Informal A stick shift.7. Nautical A mast or a part of a mast.8. a. A group of bombs released to fall across an enemy target in a straight row.b. Slang A group of paratroopers exiting an aircraft in succession.9. A timber tree.10. Informal A piece of furniture.11. A poke, thrust, or stab with a stick or similar object: a stick in the ribs.12. A threatened penalty: using both a carrot and a stick to keep allies in line.13. The condition or power of adhering: a glue with plenty of stick.14. sticks Informal a. A remote area; backwoods: moved to the sticks.b. A city or town regarded as dull or unsophisticated.15. Informal A person regarded as stiff, boring, or spiritless.16. Obsolete A difficulty or obstacle; a delay.v. stuck (stŭk), stick·ing, sticks v.tr.1. a. To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument: stick a fingertip with a pin.b. To kill by piercing: stick a pig.2. a. To thrust or push (a pointed instrument) into or through another object: stuck a fork into the turkey.b. To jab or poke (a pointed or narrow instrument) into or against: The robber stuck a pistol in my ribs.c. To place or position by pushing or thrusting: stick candles on the cake; stick a flower through a buttonhole.3. a. To fix, impale, or transfix on a pointed object: stick an olive on a toothpick.b. To cover or decorate with objects piercing the surface: stick a map with pins.4. a. To fasten into place by forcing an end or point into something: stick a tack on the wall.b. To fasten or attach with pins, nails, or similar devices: stuck the announcement on the bulletin board.c. To fasten or attach with an adhesive material, such as glue or tape.5. Sports To execute (a landing or dismount) in gymnastics so that the feet do not move after they hit the ground.6. To detain or delay: We were stuck at the airport overnight.7. Informal To confuse, baffle, or puzzle: I started doing the math problems, but I got stuck.8. past tense and past participle sticked (stĭkt) To prop (a plant) with sticks or brush on which to grow.9. past tense and past participle sticked Printing To set (type) in a composing stick.10. To cover or smear with something sticky.11. Informal To put blame or responsibility on; burden: stuck me with the bill.12. Slang To defraud or cheat: The dealer stuck me with shoddy merchandise.v.intr.1. To be or become fixed or embedded in place by having the point thrust in: The spear stuck in the shield.2. To become or remain attached or in close association; cling: stick together in a crowd.3. a. To remain firm, determined, or resolute: stuck to basic principles.b. To remain loyal or faithful: stuck by her through hard times.c. To persist or endure: a bad name that has stuck.4. To scruple or hesitate: She sticks at nothing—no matter how difficult.5. To become fixed, blocked, checked, or obstructed: The drawer stuck and would not open.6. To project or protrude: hair sticking out on his head.7. Sports To throw a jab in boxing.Phrasal Verbs: stick around Informal To remain; linger. stick out1. To be prominent or noticeable.2. Informal To continue in or endure: stick out a bad situation. stick up To rob, especially at gunpoint.Idioms: be stuck on Informal To be very fond of. stick it to Slang To treat severely or wrongfully. stick (one's) neck out Informal To make oneself vulnerable; take a risk.stick to/by one's guns To hold fast to an opinion or a set course of action. stick to (one's) knitting Informal To mind one's own business. stick to (one's) ribs Informal To be substantial or filling. Used of food. stick up for To defend or support. [Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]stick out vb (adverb) 1. to project or cause to project2. (tr) informal to endure (something disagreeable) (esp in the phrase stick it out)3. stick out a mile stick out like a sore thumb informal to be extremely obvious4. stick out for (intr) to insist on (a demand), refusing to yield until it is met: the unions stuck out for a ten per cent wage rise. ThesaurusVerb | 1.stick out - extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"jut, jut out, protrude, projectoverhang - project overpush up, thrust - push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"spear up, spear - thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air"bulge, bag - bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulgecantilever - project as a cantilever | | 2.stick out - be highly noticeablejump out, leap out, stand out, jumpappear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" | | 3.stick out - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, suffer, put up, stand, supportlive with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?"sit out - endure to the endpay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
sticknoun1. A fairly long straight piece of solid material used especially as a support in walking:cane, staff, stave, walking stick.2. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material:bar, bloom, rod, shaft, slab.verb1. To cause to penetrate with force:dig, drive, plunge, ram, run, sink, stab, thrust.2. To become or cause to become stuck or lodged:catch, fix, lodge.3. To hold fast:adhere, bond, cleave, cling, cohere.4. To deposit in a specified place:lay, place, put, set.5. Informal. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:confound, nonplus.Informal: flummox, stump, throw.Slang: beat.Idiom: put someone at a loss.6. Informal. To force (another) to accept a burden:foist, impose, inflict, saddle.7. Slang. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize.Informal: chisel, flimflam, take, trim.Slang: diddle, do, gyp, sting.phrasal verb stick aroundInformal. To continue to be in a place:abide, bide, linger, remain, stay, tarry, wait.Idiom: stay put.phrasal verb stick out1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit:bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out.2. To be obtrusively conspicuous:glare, stand out.Idioms: stare someone in the face, stick out like a sore thumb.phrasal verb stick upTo take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly:hold up, rob.Slang: heist, knock off.Translationsstick1 (stik) – past tense, past participle stuck (stak) – verb1. to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something. She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me! 以(尖物)插入 以(尖物)插入 2. (of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something. Two arrows were sticking in his back. 刺,貫穿 刺,贯穿 3. to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc). He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck. 黏貼 粘贴4. to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress. The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck. 阻塞 阻塞ˈsticker noun an adhesive label or sign bearing eg a design, political message etc, for sticking eg on a car's window etc. The car sticker read `Blood donors needed'. 張貼物,貼紙 张贴物ˈsticky adjective1. able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces. He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets. 膠黏的 胶粘的2. (of a situation or person) difficult; awkward. 尷尬的 尴尬的ˈstickily adverb 黏乎乎地 粘粘地ˈstickiness noun 黏性 粘性,胶粘 sticking-plasterplasterˈstick-in-the-mud noun a person who never does anything new. 墨守成規者 墨守成规者come to a sticky end to have an unpleasant fate or death. 不得善終 (臨終前),下場悽慘,橫死 下场不好stick at to persevere with (work etc). He must learn to stick at his job. 堅持 坚持stick by to support or be loyal to (a person). His friends stuck by him when he was in trouble. 忠於,持 忠于stick it out to endure a situation for as long as necessary. 堅持到底 坚持到底stick out1. to (cause to) project; His front teeth stick out; He stuck out his tongue. 突出,伸出 突出,伸出 2. to be noticeable. She has red hair that sticks out in a crowd. 顯眼 显眼stick one's neck out to take a risk. 冒險 冒险stick to/with not to abandon. We've decided to stick to our previous plan; If you stick to me, I'll stick to you. 堅持,黏著 坚持,粘着 stick together1. to (cause to) be fastened together. We'll stick the pieces together; The rice is sticking together. 黏在一起 粘在一起2. (of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other. They've stuck together all these years. (朋友)相互忠實 (朋友)相互忠实 stick up for to speak in defence of (a person etc). When my father is angry with me, my mother always sticks up for me. 為...辯護 为...辩护stick out
stick out1. To protrude or project outward from something. Excuse me, is this your suitcase? I'm afraid it was sticking out into the aisle. I don't know why they included a balcony that sticks out so far from the actual building.2. To endure, tolerate, or last through to the end of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stick" and "out." I know you're not content here, but just stick out to the end of this project before you start looking for new work. We've had problems in our marriage for years, but we've been sticking it out for the kids' sake.See also: out, stickstick something outto endure something; to stay with something. (The something can be vaguely expressed using it.) I will stick it out as long as I can. she stuck out the abuse as long as she could; then she started looking for another job.See also: out, stickstick out (of someone or something)to protrude from someone or something. The arrow stuck out of him, wobbling as he staggered. A dollar bill stuck out of the book. What a strange bookmark.See also: out, stickstick out(from someone or something) to project outward from someone or something. His right arm, which was in a cast, stuck out from him like a crane. His arm stuck out.See also: out, stickstick outto project outward. You can't lock your suitcase because there is a bit of cloth sticking out. some cloth stuck out of the top of the drawer.See also: out, stickstick out1. Also, stick out a mile or like a sore thumb. Be very prominent or conspicuous, as in Dad's funny hat made him stick out in the crowd, or That purple house sticks out a mile, or John's lie sticks out like a sore thumb. The first term dates from the mid-1500s, the variants from the first half of the 1900s. The variant using thumb alludes to the propensity for holding an injured thumb stiffly, making it stand out (and thereby risking further injury). 2. Continue doing something, endure something, as in I know you don't like it but you have to stick out the job for another month. [Late 1600s] A variant is stick it out, as in His new play's boring, but since he's my cousin we'd better stick it out. [Late 1800s] Also see stick it, def. 1. See also: out, stickstick outv.1. To project or protrude: The tag is sticking out of your shirt. A flagpole stuck out from the front of the house.2. To cause something to project or protrude: The child stuck out her hand for candy. He stuck his tongue out at me. 3. To be prominent; be conspicuous: Do you think a pink suit will stick out too much? This essay stuck out from the other submissions.4. To endure something: We stuck out two years without electricity or running water. There was only one month left of school, so I stuck it out and transferred the following year.5. stick out for To resist capitulating in negotiations so as to achieve some more favorable terms: The striking workers stuck out for better wages.See also: out, stickEncyclopediaSeestickFinancialSeeStickstick out Related to stick out: wreak havoc, make availableSynonyms for stick outverb extend out or project in spaceSynonyms- jut
- jut out
- protrude
- project
Related Words- overhang
- push up
- thrust
- spear up
- spear
- bulge
- bag
- cantilever
verb be highly noticeableSynonyms- jump out
- leap out
- stand out
- jump
Related Wordsverb put up with something or somebody unpleasantSynonyms- brook
- endure
- tolerate
- stomach
- abide
- bear
- digest
- suffer
- put up
- stand
- support
Related Words- live with
- swallow
- accept
- hold still for
- stand for
- bear up
- take lying down
- take a joke
- sit out
- pay
- countenance
- permit
- allow
- let
- suffer
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