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Meaning of sticks

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sticks

Pronunciation:/stɪks//stɪks/

noun

Definitions

  1. An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

  2. Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.

    Example: Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick.

  3. Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.

  4. A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.

verb

Definitions

  1. To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

  2. To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.

    Example: to stick type

  3. To furnish or set with sticks.

verb

Definitions

  1. To become or remain attached; to adhere.

    Example: The tape will not stick if it melts.

  2. To jam; to stop moving.

    Example: The lever sticks if you push it too far up.

  3. To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.

  4. To persist.

    Example: His old nickname stuck.

noun

Definitions

  1. Criticism or ridicule.

noun

Definitions

  1. (with "the") rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.

    Example: We had to drive way out into the sticks to visit that customer.

  2. (chiefly by long-time users) crutches