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stick

n.

shoot, twig, branch, stem, stalk, rod, wand, staff, stave, walking stick, cane, matchstick, club, baton, drumstick, timber, cudgel, ferrule, pole, bludgeon, bat, birch, rule, ruler, stock, joist, shillelagh, truncheon, cue, billet, spar, mast; see also rod 1.

the sticks*

rural area, country, the back country, outlying districts, the boondocks*; see also country 1.

stick Synonyms

stick

v.

To remain fastened
adhere, cling, fasten, attach, cleave, unite, cohere, hold, stick together, hug, clasp, hold fast, stick like wax, stick like glue*, cling like a bur, cling like ivy, stick like a leech.
Antonyms loosen*, let go, fall, come away.
To penetrate with a point
prick, impale, pierce; see penetrate 1, stab.

stick is the simple, general term here, implying attachment by gluing or fastening together, by close association, etc. to stick a stamp on a letter, to stick to a subject; adhere implies firm attachment and, of persons, denotes voluntary allegiance or devotion as to an idea, cause, or leader to adhere to a policy; cohere implies such close sticking together of parts as to form a single mass glue made the particles of sawdust cohere; cling implies attachment by embracing, entwining, or grasping with the arms, tendrils, etc. a vine clinging to the trellis; cleave implies a very close, firm attachment my tongue cleaved to the roof of my mouth, Ruth cleaved to Naomi

on the stick*

busy, alert, on the ball, moving, on the move.

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Another word for stick

noun

A fairly long straight piece of solid material used especially as a support in walking:
cane, staff, stave, walking stick. See machine
A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material:
bar, bloom², rod, shaft, slab. See thing

verb

To cause to penetrate with force:
dig, drive, plunge, ram, run, sink, stab, thrust. See put in
To become or cause to become stuck or lodged:
catch, fix, lodge. See move
To hold fast:
adhere, bond, cleave², cling, cohere. See connect
To deposit in a specified place:
lay¹, place, put, set¹. See place, rise
(Informal)
To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:
confound, nonplus. (Informal) flummox, stump, throw. (Slang) beat. Idiom: put someone at a loss. See affect, knowledge
(Informal)
To force (another) to accept a burden:
foist, impose, inflict, saddle. See give, over, willing
(Slang)
To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:
bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize. (Informal) chisel, flimflam, take, trim. (Slang) diddle¹, do, gyp, sting. See honest

phrasal verb stick around

(Informal)

To continue to be in a place:

abide, bide, linger, remain, stay¹, tarry, wait. Idiom: stay put. See continue

phrasal verb stick out

To curve outward past the normal or usual limit:
bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out. See convex
To be obtrusively conspicuous:
glare, stand out. Idioms: stare someone in the face, stick out like a sore thumb. See see