stick - threat of a penalty
Example:- the policy so far is all stick and no carrot
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stick - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
peg, pin, stick - informal terms for the leg
Example:- fever left him weak on his sticks
stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood
Example:- he collected dry sticks for a campfire
stick - a small thin branch of a tree
stick - a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
stick - a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
Example:- cinnamon sticks
stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
control stick, joystick, stick - a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to - stick to firmly
Example:- Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
stay, stay put, stick, stick around - stay put (in a certain place)
Example:- We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
stick, sting - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
Example:- They stuck me with the dinner bill
deposit, lodge, stick, wedge - put, fix, force, or implant
Example:- lodge a bullet in the table
stick - pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
Example:- he stuck the cloth with the needle
stick - pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
Example:- He stuck the needle into his finger
stick - fasten with or as with pins or nails
Example:- stick the photo onto the corkboard
stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue
Example:- stick the poster onto the wall
stick - fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
Example:- stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress
stick - endure
Example:- The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
stick - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
Example:- stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it
adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Example:- The dress clings to her body
stick - be or become fixed
Example:- The door sticks--we will have to plane it
adhere, stand by, stick, stick by - be loyal to
Example:- She stood by her husband in times of trouble
amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex - be a mystery or bewildering to
Example:- This beats me!
adhere, stick - be a devoted follower or supporter
Example:- The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism