Noun (1)
grew up in the sticks and is used to traveling miles just to get a loaf of bread Verb (2)
those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems
you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything
could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it
she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site
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Noun
The second set of changes worked out as McDavid banked a puck off McNabb’s stick and by Hill with 3:02 remaining in the third to tie the game.—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 10 May 2025 Archer’s jerky and meat sticks are sold at stadium concession stands, a satisfying development for Southern California native Kang.—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Verb
No calibration, no camera… just plug, stick, and go.—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Ukraine has said its ready for peace but a sticking point in talks has been the Russian annexation of Crimea.—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stick
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick
Verb (2)
Middle English stikken, from Old English stician; akin to Old High German sticken to prick, Latin instigare to urge on, goad, Greek stizein to tattoo
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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