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stick¹ noun 1 a a twig or thin branch of a tree; b (sticks) colloq the small hurdles of a steeplechase. 2 a any long thin piece of wood; b in compounds a shaped piece of wood or other material which has a designated purpose • hockey stick • gear stick; c a baton or wand, etc; d a bow for a fiddle or the wooden part of a bow. 3 a long thin piece of anything. 4 a piece of furniture, especially when it is one of few. 5 colloq verbal abuse, criticism or mockery. 6 (the sticks) colloq a rural area that is considered remote or unsophisticated. 7 colloq a person • a funny old stick. 8 a a group of bombs that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other over a target; b a group of parachutists that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other. verb (sticked, sticking) to support (a plant) using a stick or sticks. get hold of the wrong end of the stick to misunderstand a situation, a statement, etc. give it some stick colloq to put some force or effort into something. give someone stick to criticize or punish them. in a cleft stick in a dangerous or tricky position. up sticks colloq to move away, especially without warning • He just upped sticks and left. up the stick slang pregnant.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon sticca.

stick¹ noun 1 a a twig or thin branch of a tree; b (sticks) colloq the small hurdles of a steeplechase. 2 a any long thin piece of wood; b in compounds a shaped piece of wood or other material which has a designated purpose • hockey stick • gear stick; c a baton or wand, etc; d a bow for a fiddle or the wooden part of a bow. 3 a long thin piece of anything. 4 a piece of furniture, especially when it is one of few. 5 colloq verbal abuse, criticism or mockery. 6 (the sticks) colloq a rural area that is considered remote or unsophisticated. 7 colloq a person • a funny old stick. 8 a a group of bombs that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other over a target; b a group of parachutists that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other. verb (sticked, sticking) to support (a plant) using a stick or sticks. get hold of the wrong end of the stick to misunderstand a situation, a statement, etc. give it some stick colloq to put some force or effort into something. give someone stick to criticize or punish them. in a cleft stick in a dangerous or tricky position. up sticks colloq to move away, especially without warning • He just upped sticks and left. up the stick slang pregnant.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon sticca.

stick¹ noun 1 a a twig or thin branch of a tree; b (sticks) colloq the small hurdles of a steeplechase. 2 a any long thin piece of wood; b in compounds a shaped piece of wood or other material which has a designated purpose • hockey stick • gear stick; c a baton or wand, etc; d a bow for a fiddle or the wooden part of a bow. 3 a long thin piece of anything. 4 a piece of furniture, especially when it is one of few. 5 colloq verbal abuse, criticism or mockery. 6 (the sticks) colloq a rural area that is considered remote or unsophisticated. 7 colloq a person • a funny old stick. 8 a a group of bombs that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other over a target; b a group of parachutists that are dropped from an aircraft one after the other. verb (sticked, sticking) to support (a plant) using a stick or sticks. get hold of the wrong end of the stick to misunderstand a situation, a statement, etc. give it some stick colloq to put some force or effort into something. give someone stick to criticize or punish them. in a cleft stick in a dangerous or tricky position. up sticks colloq to move away, especially without warning • He just upped sticks and left. up the stick slang pregnant.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon sticca.