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Stick \Stick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuck}(Obs. {Sticked}); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Sticking}.] [OE. stikien, v.t. & i., combined
with steken, whence E. stuck), AS. stician, v.t. & i., and
(assumed) stecan, v.t.; akin to OFries. steka, OS. stekan,
OHG. stehhan, G. stechen, and to Gr. ? to prick, Skr. tij to
be sharp. Cf. {Distinguish}, {Etiquette}, {Extinct},
{Instigate}, {Instinct}, {Prestige}, {Stake}, {Steak},
{Stick}, n., {Stigma}, {Stimulate}, {Sting}, {Stitch} in
sewing, {Style} for or in writing.]
1. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to
stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
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And sticked him with bodkins anon. --Chaucer.
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It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other
gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray. --Sir
W. Scott.
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2. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to
pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
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Thou stickest a dagger in me. --Shak.
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3. To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in;
hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as
by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.
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My shroud of white, stuck all with yew. --Shak.
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The points of spears are stuck within the shield.
--Dryden.
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4. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
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5. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
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6. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an
apple on a fork.
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7. To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to
stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also,
to attach in any manner.
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8. (Print.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing
stick; as, to stick type. [Cant]
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9. (Joinery) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in
contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings
are said to be stuck.
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10. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to
puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.]
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11. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
[Slang]
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{To stick out}, to cause to project or protrude; to render
prominent.
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Stick \Stick\, v. i.
1. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to
the wall.
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The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts
of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. --Bacon.
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2. To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any
position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to
abide; to cleave; to be united closely.
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A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
--Prov. xviii.
24.
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I am a kind of bur; I shall stick. --Shak.
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If on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown,
'T will ever stick through malice of your own.
--Young.
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3. To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of
some obstacle; to be stayed.
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I had most need of blessing, and "Amen"
Stuck in my throat. --Shak.
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The trembling weapon passed
Through nine bull hides, . . . and stuck within the
last. --Dryden.
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4. To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred,
as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.
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They will stick long at part of a demonstration for
want of perceiving the connection of two ideas.
--Locke.
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Some stick not to say, that the parson and attorney
forged a will. --Arbuthnot.
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5. To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
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This is the difficulty that sticks with the most
reasonable. --Swift.
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{To stick by}.
(a) To adhere closely to; to be firm in supporting. "We
are your only friends; stick by us, and we will stick
by you." --Davenant.
(b) To be troublesome by adhering. "I am satisfied to
trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me."
--Pope.
{To stick out}.
(a) To project; to be prominent. "His bones that were not
seen stick out." --Job xxxiii. 21.
(b) To persevere in a purpose; to hold out; as, the
garrison stuck out until relieved. [Colloq.]
{To stick to}, to be persevering in holding to; as, to stick
to a party or cause. "The advantage will be on our side if
we stick to its essentials." --Addison.
{To stick up}, to stand erect; as, his hair sticks up.
{To stick up for}, to assert and defend; as, to stick up for
one's rights or for a friend. [Colloq.]
{To stick upon}, to dwell upon; not to forsake. "If the
matter be knotty, the mind must stop and buckle to it, and
stick upon it with labor and thought." --Locke.
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