STICK — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
stick
Threat of a penalty.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Fever left him weak on his sticks.
A small thin branch of a tree.
Be a mystery or bewildering to.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- The dress clings to her body.
- The label stuck to the box.
- The sushi rice grains cohere.
Stick to firmly.
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- Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed.
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- He stuck the needle into his finger.
Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument.
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- He stuck the cloth with the needle.
Cause to protrude or as if to protrude.
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- Stick one's hand out of the window.
- Stick one's nose into other people's business.
Fix, force, or implant.
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- Lodge a bullet in the table.
Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something.
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- Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.
Fasten with or as with pins or nails.
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- Stick the photo onto the corkboard.
Fasten with an adhesive material like glue.
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- Stick the poster onto the wall.
Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface.
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- Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it.
Stay put (in a certain place).
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- 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.
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- She stood by her husband in times of trouble.
- The friends stuck together through the war.
Be a devoted follower or supporter.
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- The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism.
- She sticks to her principles.
Endure.
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- The label stuck to her for the rest of her life.
Be or become fixed.
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- The door sticks--we will have to plane it.
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