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stick

Long thin piece of wood.

Meanings of «stick»

1 · noun

long thin piece of wood

She found a long stick in the garden.

2 · verb

to attach something to a surface using glue or tape

Please stick the stamp on the envelope before mailing it.

Similar: glueattachtape

3 · verb

to continue following a plan, rule or promise

We should stick to the original plan for the trip.

Similar: adhere tofollowkeep to

Translation

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«stick» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
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TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
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The difference between similar words

a long thin piece of wood or metal
sticka thin piece of wood, usually shortThe dog ran after the stick.
roda thin straight bar of metal or woodHe caught a fish with a fishing rod.
bara solid straight piece, often of metalThe windows have iron bars.
polelong, thick and often standing uprightThe flag hung on a tall pole.

Word family

stick B1 · verbsticky B1 · adjectivesticker B1 · noununstuck B2 · adjectivestickiness B2 · noun

Verb forms

Base form (V1)stick
Past simple (V2)stuck
Past participle (V3)stuck

Base form (V1)
I stick a stamp on every letter.

Past simple (V2)
She stuck the photo on the wall.

Past participle (V3)
He has stuck the poster on his door.

Verbs that change the same way

winhangstrikespinswingdigclingflingstringsting

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Phrasal verbs with stick

  • stick to — keep following (a plan)
  • stick out — come out from a surface
  • stick together — support each other

Phrasal Verbs →

Collections

Sports & Games › Winter Sports

a long tool used to hit a small object in ice hockey