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  • 1stick — Ⅰ. stick [1] ► NOUN 1) a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. 2) a piece of trimmed wood used for support in walking or as a weapon. 3) (in hockey, polo, etc.) a long, thin implement used to hit or direct the ball or puck.… …

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  • 2stick — [stik] n. [ME stikke < OE sticca, akin to Du stek, ON stik < IE base * steig , a point > STAKE, Frank * stakka, Gr stigma, L instigare, INSTIGATE] 1. a long, usually slender piece of wood; specif., a) a twig or small branch broken off or …

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  • 3Stick — 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 …

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  • 4push-o|ver — push|o|ver or push o|ver «PUSH OH vuhr», noun. Slang. 1. something very easy to do: »It was a push over, he added, with five days off a week (Sunday Times). 2. a person very easy to beat in a contest: »He must have been the proverbial pushover… …

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  • 5push|o|ver — or push o|ver «PUSH OH vuhr», noun. Slang. 1. something very easy to do: »It was a push over, he added, with five days off a week (Sunday Times). 2. a person very easy to beat in a contest: »He must have been the proverbial pushover (Cape Times) …

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  • 6stick vs sticker —   Stick is a verb or a noun.   As a noun it usually describes a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut from a tree.   For example: Walk softly and carry a big stick.   As a verb it can mean to push a sharp or pointed object into or… …

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  • 7stick vs sticker —   Stick is a verb or a noun.   As a noun it usually describes a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut from a tree.   For example: Walk softly and carry a big stick.   As a verb it can mean to push a sharp or pointed object into or… …

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  • 8stick something out of something — ˌstick ˈout (of sth) | ˌstick sthˈout (of sth) derived to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole • His ears stick out. • She stuck her tongue out at me. • Don t stick your arm… …

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  • 9stick out of something — ˌstick ˈout (of sth) | ˌstick sthˈout (of sth) derived to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole • His ears stick out. • She stuck her tongue out at me. • Don t stick your arm… …

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  • 10stick out — [v] bulge beetle, come through, extend, extrude, jut, obtrude, outthrust, overhang, poke, pouch, pout, project, protend, protrude, push, show, stand out; concept 751 Ant. depress …

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