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Word: Stick
Speech Type: Noun
Old English sticca ‘peg, stick, spoon’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch stek ‘cutting from a plant’ and German Stecken ‘staff, stick’
stɪk
a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.
Short Definition:thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off tree
a long, thin piece of something
Short Definition:long, thin piece of something
Examples:- a stick of dynamite
- cinnamon sticks
a threat of punishment or unwelcome measures (often contrasted with the offer of reward as a means of persuasion)
Short Definition:threat of punishment or unwelcome measures
Examples:- training that relies more on the carrot than on the stick
severe criticism or treatment
Short Definition:severe criticism or treatment
Examples:- I took a lot of stick from the press
rural areas far from cities or civilization
Short Definition:rural areas far from cities
Examples:- he felt hard done by living out in the sticks
a person of a specified kind
Short Definition:person of specified kind
Examples:- Janet's not such a bad old stick sometimes
a large quantity of unsold stock, especially the proportion of shares which must be taken up by underwriters after an unsuccessful issue.
Short Definition:large quantity of unsold stock
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