Other Words for Stick

Stick Adjective Synonyms
pierce, thrust, stab, transfix, pin, spike, impale, spear, spit, run through, poke, gore, jab, prick, puncture, punch, penetrate, drill, bore, riddle, perforate
He stuck the wild boar with his spear.

Stick Noun Synonyms
hold, last, endure, go through, be upheld, be or remain effective, remain attached
The prosecutor was unable to make a charge of murder stick.

put, drop, place, deposit, shove, plonk, plunk, plop
Stick another ice cube in my drink, would you.

Stick Verb Synonyms
stand, abide, tolerate, endure, bear
I can't stick people watching me while I am painting.

stake, twig, branch, baton, wand, staff, rod, cane, pole, pike, walking-stick
We put a stick in the ground to mark the place.

baffle, puzzle, bewilder, perplex, confuse, stump, stop, nonplus
I was totally stuck for a solution.

linger, dwell, remain (fixed), continue, stay, be or become lodged or stopped or fixed or fast or immovable or stationary, be or become entangled or enmired or bogged down
Something sticks in my mind about your leaving next week. We were stuck in the Sunday traffic for hours. The wheel is stuck in the sand.

burden, weigh down, encumber, saddle with, charge, impose on, force on
We stuck Tony with the nasty job of changing the tire.

person, man, fellow, chap, guy, geezer, bloke
Desmond isn't such a bad old stick after all.

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Heel Of The Stick

Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Heel Of The Stick: This is the part of the stick where the handle ends and the blade begins. It is the curved part of the stick that joins the handle shaft and the blade. MORE

Mahlstick

Lifestyle / Painting / Mahlstick: A long wooden rod with a pad at one end that is used by the painter to steady his hand when working on fine details. He holds the mahlstick in his left hand and lays the pad on the canvas and then res MORE

High-Sticking

Entertainment / Ice Hockey / High-Sticking: A minor penalty which occurs when a player carries his stick above the normal height of his opponent?€™s shoulders and hits or menaces the opponent with it; if injury is caused it becomes a major MORE

Flagstick

Entertainment / Golf / Flagstick: (also 'pin, stick') a slender pole, usually about 7 feet in height, with a flag on it placed inside the cup to mark the location of the hole MORE

Breadstick

Entertainment / Tennis / Breadstick: Jargon for winning (or losing) a set 6-1, with the straight shape of the '1' being evoked supposedly by the straight shape of a breadstick. The term seems to be used relatively rarely. MORE

Memory Stick

Technology / Digital Cameras / Memory Stick: A memory card slightly smaller than a single stick of chewing gum. Like compactflash and smartmedia, it is flash-based storage for your photos. MORE