Definition of stick
1
:a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as
a
:a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branch
b
:a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material
2 a
:a long slender piece of wood or metal: such as
(1)
:a club or staff used as a weapon
(2)
:walking stick
b
:an implement used for striking or propelling an object in a game
c
:something used to force compliance
d
:a baton symbolizing an office or dignity;
also
:a person entitled to bear such a baton
3
:a piece of the materials composing something (such as a building)
4
:any of various implements resembling a stick in shape, origin, or use: such as
b
:an airplane lever operating the elevators and ailerons
c
:the gearshift lever of an automobile
5
:something prepared (as by cutting, molding, or rolling) in a relatively long and slender often cylindrical form
- a stick of candy
- a stick of butter
7
sticks plural
:remote usually rural districts regarded especially as backward, dull, or unsophisticated :boondocks
8
:an herbaceous stalk resembling a woody stick
- celery sticks
10
:a piece of furniture
11 a
:a number of bombs arranged for release from a bombing plane in a series across a target
b
:a number of parachutists dropping together
12
slang
:a marijuana cigarette
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