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.

Stuck \Stuck\,
   imp. & p. p. of {Stick}.

Stuck \Stuck\, n. [Cf. 1st {Stoccado}.]
   A thrust. [Obs.] --Shak.

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}]

stuck
     adj 1: caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud" [ant: {unstuck}]
     2: baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"

stuck
     See {stick}