stick at it

: a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as

: a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branch

: a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material

: to hit or propel (something, such as a hockey puck) with a stick

: to pierce with something pointed : stab

: to kill by piercing

: to push or thrust so as or as if to pierce

: a thrust with a pointed instrument : stab

: delay, stop

: impediment