stick

• branch cut or broken from a tree or bush; long slender piece of wood; something which resembles a stick; staff, walking stick
jab or poke with a pointed object; affix, fasten; cause to adhere; adhere; put in a particular place; remain loyal; endure; be unable to move; protrude, project
a stick is a long, thin piece of wood, for example dead wood from a tree.
a stick is the same as a walking-stick.
a stick of something is a long thin piece of it.
if a pointed object sticks in something or if you stick it in something, you push it in.
if you stick one thing to another, you fix them together using something such as glue or sticky tape.
if something sticks somewhere, it becomes attached or fixed in one position and is difficult to move.
if something sticks in your mind, you remember it for a long time.
if you stick something somewhere, you put it there in a rather casual way; an informal use.
if you stick it in a difficult situation, or if you stick it out, you do not leave or give up; used in informal english.
if someone gets the wrong end of the stick, they completely misunderstand something; an informal expression.
if you stick around, you stay where you are; an informal expression.
if you stick at a task or activity, you continue doing it even if it is difficult.
if you stick by someone, you continue to help or support them.
if something sticks out, it extends beyond something else.
if you stick something out, you make it appear from inside or behind something else.
you can also say that something sticks out when it is very noticeable.
if you stick out for something you want, you keep demanding it and do not accept anything different or less.
if you stick to someone or something when you are travelling, you stay close to them.
if you stick to something, you do not change to something else.
if you stick to a promise or agreement, you do what you said you would do.
if people stick together, they stay with each other and support each other.
if you stick up a picture or a notice, you fix it to a wall.
if something long sticks up, it points upwards.
if you stick up for someone or something, you support or defend them forcefully.
if you stick with an activity or a subject, you keep doing the same activity or talking about the same subject, and do not change to something else.
if you stick with someone, you stay close to them.