• threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all Stick and no carrot"
• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
• implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry Sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a Stick"
• a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
• informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his Sticks"
• a small thin branch of a tree
• 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"
• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
• 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"
• Stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
• pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"
• pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle"
• 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"
• fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
• fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
• fasten with or as with pins or nails; "Stick the photo onto the corkboard"
• fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "Stick the poster onto the wall"
• cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
• 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!"
• be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
• be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She Sticks to her principles"
• endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
• be or become fixed; "The door Sticks--we will have to plane it"

'Stick' in other languages