STICK — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

stick

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