stick
🇺🇸
/stɪk/
🇬🇧
/stɪk/
verb
B1
Attach something using glue or another sticky substance; remain attached.
We used glue to stick the broken pieces together.
B1
Remain in one place and not move.
This drawer keeps sticking.
B1
Insert or be inserted into something.
I found a nail sticking in the tyre.
B1
Place something quickly or carelessly.
Stick your bags down there.
R
Express a strong dislike for something.
I got sick of my boss's moaning and told him he could stick the job.
R
Endure a difficult or unpleasant situation or person.
They’re always arguing—I can’t stick it any longer.
R
Become established or accepted.
His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck.
R
Say that you will not take any more cards in a card game.
noun
B1
A thin piece of wood that has broken off from a tree.
Her arms and legs were like sticks.
R
A stick used for walking and support.
He walks with a stick these days, but he still gets about.
R
A long, thin object used in sports to hit or control the ball.
a hockey stick
B1
A long, thin piece of something.
The man had sticks of dynamite strapped to his chest.
R
A thin piece of wood or plastic used for a specific purpose.
The men were carrying spades and measuring sticks.
R
A small container of a substance that can be pushed out as it is used.
R
A control stick in a plane.
R
A gear stick in a vehicle.
R
A conductor's baton.
R
Harsh criticism.
The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans.
R
Rural areas far from cities.
We live out in the sticks.
R
A person.
He's not such a bad old stick.
translation
Attach something using glue or another sticky substance; remain attached.; Remain in one place and not move.; Insert or be inserted into something.; Place something quickly or carelessly.; Express a strong dislike for something.; Endure a difficult or unpleasant situation or person.; Become established or accepted.; Say that you will not take any more cards in a card game.
A thin piece of wood that has broken off from a tree.; A stick used for walking and support.; A long, thin object used in sports to hit or control the ball.; A long, thin piece of something.; A thin piece of wood or plastic used for a specific purpose.; A small container of a substance that can be pushed out as it is used.; A control stick in a plane.; A gear stick in a vehicle.; A conductor's baton.; Harsh criticism.; Rural areas far from cities.; A person.
Word Forms
3rd Present
sticks
Past
stuck
Perfect
stuck
Progressive
sticking
Plural
sticks