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
a
: composing stick
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
