Verb
1. fix, force, or implant;
"lodge a bullet in the table"2. stay put (in a certain place);
"We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati""Stay put in the corner here!""Stick around and you will learn something!"3. cause to protrude or as if to protrude;
"stick one's hand out of the window""stick one's nose into other people's business"4. stick to firmly;
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"5. be or become fixed;
"The door sticks--we will have to plane it"6. endure;
"The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"7. be a devoted follower or supporter;
"The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism""She sticks to her principles"8. be loyal to;
"She stood by her husband in times of trouble""The friends stuck together through the war"9. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface;
"stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"10. fasten with an adhesive material like glue;
"stick the poster onto the wall"11. fasten with or as with pins or nails;
"stick the photo onto the corkboard"12. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;
"stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"13. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument;
"he stuck the cloth with the needle"14. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed;
"He stuck the needle into his finger"15. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;
"The dress clings to her body""The label stuck to the box""The sushi rice grains cohere"16. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
"They stuck me with the dinner bill""I was stung with a huge tax bill"17. be a mystery or bewildering to;
"This beats me!""Got me--I don't know the answer!""a vexing problem""This question really stuck me"