stick

Definition

  • n. an implement consisting of a length of wood
  • n. a small thin branch of a tree
  • n. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
  • n. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

Word forms

Past tense
stuck
Present participle
sticking
Past participle
stuck
Third person singular
sticks

Example sentences

  1. n.

    He used a stick to help him walk along the rocky path.

  2. vt.

    She decided to stick the poster on the wall to decorate her room.

  3. vi.

    If you don't hurry, we might stick in traffic for a long time.