Noun (1)
grew up in the sticks and is used to traveling miles just to get a loaf of bread Verb (2)
those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems
you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything
could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it
she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site
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Noun
When hardware makers try to simply stick that OS into a handheld screen size controlled by buttons and analog sticks, the results can be awkward at best.—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025 President Donald Trump is defying projections of an economic recession, plowing forward with new tariffs and, in the process, abandoning one of the core economic measuring sticks of his first term in office: the stock market.—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
Vivienne appeared to be having fun with her friend, as she was pictured laughing and sticking her tongue out.—Effie Orfanides, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 That means taking off your shoe and sock and checking for any sign of injury such as any tenderness, swelling, bruising, deformity, laceration or bones sticking through the skin.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stick
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick
Verb (2)
Middle English stikken, from Old English stician; akin to Old High German sticken to prick, Latin instigare to urge on, goad, Greek stizein to tattoo
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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