Synonyms for stick

Noun

1. stick, implement

usage: implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

2. stick, limb, tree branch

usage: a small thin branch of a tree

3. stick, control stick, joystick, lever

usage: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

4. pin, peg, stick, leg

usage: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"

5. joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff, cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag

usage: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

6. stick, punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation

usage: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"

Verb

1. lodge, wedge, stick, deposit, fasten, fix, secure, stick out

usage: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

2. stay, stick, stick around, stay put, stay in place

usage: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

3. stick, put forward, put, set, place, pose, position, lay

usage: cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business"

4. adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to, attach

usage: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

5. stick, be

usage: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"

6. stick, persist, remain, stay

usage: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"

7. adhere, stick, adopt, follow, espouse

usage: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"

8. stand by, stick by, stick, adhere, be

usage: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

9. stick, decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

usage: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"

10. stick, fasten

usage: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"

11. stick, fasten

usage: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"

12. stick, fasten

usage: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"

13. stick, pierce, thrust

usage: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle"

14. stick, pierce, thrust

usage: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger"

15. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere, touch, adjoin, meet, contact

usage: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

16. stick, sting, force, thrust

usage: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

17. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound, confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate

usage: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"