Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            And sticked him with bodkins anon.    --Chaucer.

            It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other
            gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray. --Sir
                                                  W. Scott.

   2. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to
      pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.

            Thou stickest a dagger in me.         --Shak.

   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.

            My shroud of white, stuck all with yew. --Shak.

            The points of spears are stuck within the shield.
                                                  --Dryden.

   4. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.

   5. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.

   6. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an
      apple on a fork.

   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.

   8. (Print.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing
      stick; as, to stick type. [Cant]

   9. (Joinery) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in
      contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings
      are said to be stuck.

   10. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to
       puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.]

   11. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
       [Slang]

   {To stick out}, to cause to project or protrude; to render
      prominent.

Stick \Stick\, n. [OE. sticke, AS. sticca; akin to stician to
   stab, prick, pierce, G. stecken a stick, staff, OHG. steccho,
   Icel. stik a stick. See {Stick}, v. t..]
   1. A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from
      a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of
      any size, cut for fuel or timber.

            Withered sticks to gather, which might serve Against
            a winter's day.                       --Milton.

   2. Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether
      in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a
      staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.

   3. Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.

   4. A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or
      stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick. [Colloq.]

   5. (Print.) A composing stick. See under {Composing}. It is
      usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills,
      etc., one made of wood is used.

   6. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

   {A stick of eels}, twenty-five eels. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Stick chimney}, a chimney made of sticks laid crosswise, and
      cemented with clay or mud, as in some log houses. [U.S.]
      

   {Stick insect}, (Zo["o]l.), any one of various species of
      wingless orthopterous insects of the family {Phasmid[ae]},
      which have a long round body, resembling a stick in form
      and color, and long legs, which are often held rigidly in
      such positions as to make them resemble small twigs. They
      thus imitate the branches and twigs of the trees on which
      they live. The common American species is {Diapheromera
      femorata}. Some of the Asiatic species are more than a
      foot long.

   {To cut one's stick}, or {To cut stick}, to run away. [Slang]
      --De Quincey.

Stick \Stick\, v. i.
   1. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to
      the wall.

            The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts
            of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. --Bacon.

   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.

            A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
                                                  --Prov. xviii.
                                                  24.

            I am a kind of bur; I shall stick.    --Shak.

            If on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown, 'T will
            ever stick through malice of your own. --Young.

   3. To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of
      some obstacle; to be stayed.

            I had most need of blessing, and ``Amen'' Stuck in
            my throat.                            --Shak.

            The trembling weapon passed Through nine bull hides,
            . . . and stuck within the last.      --Dryden.

   4. To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred,
      as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.

            They will stick long at part of a demonstration for
            want of perceiving the connection of two ideas.
                                                  --Locke.

            Some stick not to say, that the parson and attorney
            forged a will.                        --Arbuthnot.

   5. To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

            This is the difficulty that sticks with the most
            reasonable.                           --Swift.

   {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.]

Source : WordNet®

stick
     n 1: implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry
          sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on
          a stick"
     2: a small thin branch of a tree
     3: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and
        elevators of an airplane [syn: {control stick}, {joystick}]
     4: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
        sticks" [syn: {pin}, {peg}]
     5: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: {joint},
         {marijuana cigarette}, {reefer}, {spliff}]
     6: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no
        carrot"
     [also: {stuck}]

stick
     v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn:
          {lodge}, {wedge}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}]
     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!" [syn:
         {stay}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
     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" [syn: {put forward}]
     4: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
        [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick to}]
     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" [syn: {adhere}]
     8: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble";
        "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {stand
        by}, {stick by}, {adhere}]
     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"
         [syn: {cling}, {cleave}, {adhere}, {cohere}]
     16: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They
         stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge
         tax bill" [syn: {sting}]
     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" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {get},
         {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder},
          {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
     [also: {stuck}]