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verb Stick v. t. (past & past part. stuck, obs. sticked; pres. part. sticking) 1.To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. "And sticked him with bodkins anon." "It was a shame... to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray." 2.To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger. "Thou stickest a dagger in me." 3.To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve. "My shroud of white, stuck all with yew." "The points of spears are stuck within the shield." 4.To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth. 5.To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards. 6.To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork. 7.To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner. 8.(Print.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type. (Cant) 9.(Joinery) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck. 10.To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. (Colloq.) 11.To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. (Slang) To stick out, to cause to project or protrude; to render prominent.
Stick v. i. (past & past part. stuck, obs. sticked; pres. part. sticking) 1.To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. "The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh." 2.To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely. "A friend that sticketh closer than a brother." "I am a kind of bur; I shall stick." "If on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown, 'T will ever stick through malice of your own." 3.To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed. "I had most need of blessing, and "Amen" Stuck in my throat." "The trembling weapon passed Through nine bull hides,... and stuck within the last." 4.To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; often with at. "They will stick long at part of a demonstration for want of perceiving the connection of two ideas." "Some stick not to say, that the parson and attorney forged a will." 5.To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. "This is the difficulty that sticks with the most reasonable." To stick by. (a)To adhere closely to; to be firm in supporting. "We are your only friends; stick by us, and we will stick by you." (b)To be troublesome by adhering. "I am satisfied to trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me." To stick out. (a)To project; to be prominent. "His bones that were not seen stick out." (b)To persevere in a purpose; to hold out; as, the garrison stuck out until relieved. (Colloq.) To stick to, to be persevering in holding to; as, to stick to a party or cause. "The advantage will be on our side if we stick to its essentials." To stick up, to stand erect; as, his hair sticks up. To stick up for, to assert and defend; as, to stick up for one's rights or for a friend. (Colloq.) To stick upon, to dwell upon; not to forsake. "If the matter be knotty, the mind must stop and buckle to it, and stick upon it with labor and thought."
noun Sticking n. A. & n. from Stick, v. Sticking piece, a piece of beef cut from the neck. (Eng.) Sticking place, the place where a thing sticks, or remains fast; sticking point. "But screw your courage to the sticking place, And we'll not fail." Sticking plaster, an adhesive plaster for closing wounds, and for similar uses. Sticking point. Same as Sticking place, above.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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