linstock a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons
matchstick a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
mahlstick,
maulstick a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush
stick -
a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
sports equipment equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
hockey game,
ice hockey,
hockey a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
field hockey,
hockey a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
polo a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
hockey stick sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck
stick -
a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
butter an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
stick -
threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
stick -
a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"
stick -
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
figure out,
puzzle out,
solve,
lick,
work out,
work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
mix up,
stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
elude,
escape escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
Stick -
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"
redeposit deposit anew; "The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks"
Stick -
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!"
espouse,
adopt,
follow take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
Stick -
be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"