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stick  Verb

1. pegar, fijar, unir, adherir, encolar; Synonyms: attach, stick on, affix, bind together, cleave, paste up, put up, stick down; Stick to firmly.; Fasten with an adhesive material like glue.
She sticks the poster, Ella pega el afiche.
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
Stick the poster onto the wall.


2. insertar, meter; Synonyms: introduce, put in, get in, get inside, plug in, stick in, insert, work in, incase; Fix, force, or implant.
Lodge a bullet in the table.


3. hincar, punzar; Synonyms: dig, jab, jab at, poke, prod, puncture, pink; Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed. ; Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument.
He stuck the needle into his finger.
He stuck the cloth with the needle.


4. adherirse, pegarse, unirse; Synonyms: adhere, become attached, bond, bond together, cleave, cling; Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. ; Stick to firmly.; Be a devoted follower or supporter. ; Endure.
bonded, Los trozos de madera se unieron=The wooden pieces stuck.
The dress clings to her body.
The label stuck to the box.
The sushi rice grains cohere.
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism.
She sticks to her principles.
The label stuck to her for the rest of her life.


5. atascarse; Synonyms: get stuck, stall, bog down, get bogged down, get stuck in the mud, stick in mud; Be or become fixed.
The door sticks--we will have to plane it.

stick  Noun

1. vara, palo; Synonyms: staff, rod, wand; Implement consisting of a length of wood.
He collected dry sticks for a campfire.
The kid had a candied apple on a stick.


2. bastón, báculo, bastón de caminar; Synonyms: walking-stick, staff, cane, walking cane, singlestick; A stick carried in the hand for support in walking.
3. verga; Synonyms: mast, sailor yard, spar, sprit, yardarm; Stout pole used to hold the sails in the ship. ; A vertical spar for supporting sails.
4. garrote, cachiporra, marillo, cachava; Synonyms: club, cudgel, billy, garotte, garrotte, baton, black-jack, blackjack; Stout stick that is larger at one end.
5. ramita; Synonyms: little twig, small branch, sprig, twig; A small thin branch of a tree.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A 'stick' generally refers to a long, slender piece of wood, usually a branch from a tree without the leaves that may be refined. 'Stick' may refer to: *Floorballstick, a small plastic or carbon stick, with a blade, used in floorball *Chopsticks, an eating utensil *Rod, cane, or hickory stick, disciplinary implements *Pointing stick, an indicator *Swagger stick, a formal attribute *Club (weapon) or staff (stick), weapons *Tally sticks, a marking medium *Walking stick, a mobility aid *Fire stick, a stick for making fire In 'objects of similar shape': * A stick of dynamite * Joystick, the control column in an aircraft cockpit, or a computer game controller * Prayer stick * Polo stick, hockey stick, lacrosse stick, etc. in sports * Memory stick, a device for storing digital information. * Modem stick (i.e. Huawei E172). * Stick shift, automobile transmission 'The sticks' may refer to: *The boondocks, a remote area, or a city or town that is considered unsophisticated 'Stick' may also refer to: *Adhesion * Stick (unit), an ancient unit of length (2 inch ? 5 cm), cfr. in yard * Silver Stick and Gold Stick, certain functions named after a ceremonial attribute * Stick (comics), a character in Marvel Comics, predominantly Daredevil * Stick-Eastlake, a type of Victorian architecture * ''Stick'' (film), a movie featuring Burt Reynolds and music by Anne Murray In 'nicknames': * Sticks for the Led Zeppelin album [[Led Zeppelin IV]] * Sticks for Stephen Kernahan, former Australian rules football champion with the Carlton Football Club * Stick for Gene Michael, former baseball infielder and manager * Candlestick Park, the home stadium of the San Francisco 49ers and former home of the San Francisco Giants * Sticks is Jaina Solo's Nickname while she is in Rogue Squadron from Starwars In 'music': * Clapstick, a musical instrument that traditionally accompanies the didgeridoo * Chapman Stick, a musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s In the 'military': * A cluster of bombs * A group of (generally) 12 paratroopers

* This article uses material from Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

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