Clubnoun
A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or playthingWp.
Sticknoun
An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
Clubnoun
An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
Sticknoun
A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
Clubnoun
An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
Sticknoun
A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
âWhat do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick.}}â;
Clubnoun
(archaic) The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
Sticknoun
(US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
âI found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed.â;
Clubnoun
A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
Sticknoun
A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
âI donât need my stick to walk, but itâs helpful.â;
Clubnoun
An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
âShe was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo.â;
Sticknoun
A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
âAs soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks.â;
Clubnoun
A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
Sticknoun
(carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
Clubnoun
A playing card marked with such a symbol.
âI've got only one club in my hand.â;
Sticknoun
(nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
Clubnoun
(humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
âYou also hate Night Court?â; âJoin the club.â; âMichael stood you up?â; âWelcome to the club.â;
Sticknoun
(figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
âWe were so poor we didn't have one stick of furniture.â;
Clubnoun
A club sandwich.
Sticknoun
Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
âSealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick.â;
Clubnoun
The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.
Sticknoun
A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
âThe recipe calls for half a stick of butter.â;
Clubverb
(transitive) to hit with a club.
âHe clubbed the poor dog.â;
Sticknoun
A standard rectangular (often thin) piece of chewing gum.
âDonât hog all that gum, give me a stick!â;
Clubverb
(intransitive) To join together to form a group.
Sticknoun
(slang) A cigarette usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette.
âCigarettes are taxed at one dollar per stick.â;
Clubverb
To combine into a club-shaped mass.
âa medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toesâ;
Sticknoun
Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.
Clubverb
(intransitive) To go to nightclubs.
âWe went clubbing in Ibiza.â; âWhen I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night.â;
Sticknoun
A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
Clubverb
(intransitive) To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.
Sticknoun
(archaic) A scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick.
Clubverb
(transitive) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.
âto club the expenseâ;
Sticknoun
(military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
Clubverb
(nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
Sticknoun
A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
Clubverb
(military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
Sticknoun
A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
âI grew up driving a stick, but many people my age didnât.â;
Clubverb
(transitive) To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.
âto club exertionsâ;
Sticknoun
(aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel ofan automobiles, is also called the "stick".
Clubverb
To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
Sticknoun
Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
Clubnoun
A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded with the hand; a weapon; a cudgel.
âBut make you ready your stiff bats and clubs;Rome and her rats are at the point of battle.â;
Sticknoun
(computing) A memory stick.
Clubnoun
Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having such figure.
Sticknoun
A composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type.
Clubnoun
An association of persons for the promotion of some common object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments or contributions of the members.
âThey talkedAt wine, in clubs, of art, of politics.â; âHe [Goldsmith] was one of the nine original members of that celebrated fraternity which has sometimes been called the Literary Club, but which has always disclaimed that epithet, and still glories in the simple name of the Club.â;
Sticknoun
The clarinet. more often called the liquorice stick
Clubnoun
A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
âThey laid down the club.â; âWe dined at a French house, but paid ten shillings for our part of the club.â;
Sticknoun
(sports) A stick-like item:
Clubverb
To beat with a club.
Sticknoun
A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
âTripping with the stick is a violation of the rules.â;
Clubverb
To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
âTo club a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column.â;
Sticknoun
(horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
Clubverb
To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end; as, to club exertions.
Sticknoun
(boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
Clubverb
To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense.
Sticknoun
(golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
âHis wedge shot bounced off the stick and went in the hole.â;
Clubverb
To form a club; to combine for the promotion of some common object; to unite.
âTill grosser atoms, tumbling in the streamOf fancy, madly met, and clubbed into a dream.â;
Sticknoun
The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
âHis stroke with that two-piece stick is a good as anybody's in the club.â;
Clubverb
To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense; to pay for something by contribution.
âThe owl, the raven, and the bat,Clubbed for a feather to his hat.â;
Sticknoun
Ability; specifically:
Clubverb
To drift in a current with an anchor out.
Sticknoun
(golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
Clubnoun
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together;
âeach club played six home games with teams in its own divisionâ;
Sticknoun
(baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
Clubnoun
a formal association of people with similar interests;
âhe joined a golf clubâ; âthey formed a small lunch societyâ; âmen from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen todayâ;
Sticknoun
(baseball) General hitting ability.
Clubnoun
stout stick that is larger at one end;
âhe carried a club in self defenseâ; âhe felt as if he had been hit with a clubâ;
Sticknoun
(hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
Clubnoun
a building occupied by a club;
âthe clubhouse needed a new roofâ;
Sticknoun
A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.)
Clubnoun
golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
Sticknoun
A thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman.
Clubnoun
a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or more black trefoils on it);
âhe led a small clubâ; âclubs were trumpsâ;
Sticknoun
(magic) An assistant planted in the audience.
Clubnoun
a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink;
âdon't expect a good meal at a cabaretâ; âthe gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every nightâ; âhe played the drums at a jazz clubâ;
Sticknoun
A fighter pilot.
Clubverb
unite with a common purpose;
âThe two men clubbed togetherâ;
Sticknoun
A small group of (infantry) soldiers.
Clubverb
gather and spend time together;
âThey always club togetherâ;
Sticknoun
Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
Clubverb
strike with a club or a bludgeon
Sticknoun
A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward. Compare carrot.)
Clubnoun
an association dedicated to a particular interest or activity
âI belong to a photographic clubâ; âthe club secretaryâ;
Sticknoun
Corporal punishment; beatings.
Clubnoun
the premises used by a particular club
âa social clubâ; âa jazz clubâ;
Sticknoun
(slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
âGive it some stick!â;
Clubnoun
an organization offering members social amenities, meals, and temporary residence
âwe had dinner at his clubâ;
Sticknoun
(slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
Clubnoun
a commercial organization offering members special benefits
âa shopping clubâ;
Sticknoun
A measure.
Clubnoun
a group of people or nations having something in common
âthe wild man of the movies refused to join the teetotal clubâ;
Sticknoun
(obsolete) An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches.
Clubnoun
an organization constituted to play matches in a particular sport
âa football clubâ;
Sticknoun
A quantity of eels, usually 25.
Clubnoun
a nightclub playing fashionable dance music
âthe club sceneâ;
Sticknoun
(motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
Clubnoun
a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon
âthey beat him with a wooden clubâ;
Sticknoun
(fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
Clubnoun
short for golf club
Sticknoun
A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
Clubnoun
one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black trefoil.
Sticknoun
Criticism or ridicule.
Clubnoun
a card of such a suit.
Stickverb
(carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
Clubverb
combine with others so as to collect a sum of money for a particular purpose
âfriends and colleagues clubbed together to buy him a presentâ;
Stickverb
To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.
âto stick typeâ;
Clubverb
go out to nightclubs
âshe enjoys going clubbing in Oxfordâ;
Stickverb
(intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
âThe tape will not stick if it melts.â;
Clubverb
beat (a person or animal) with a club or similar implement
âthe islanders clubbed whales to deathâ;
Stickverb
(intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
âThe lever sticks if you push it too far up.â;
Stickverb
(transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
Stickverb
(intransitive) To persist.
âHis old nickname stuck.â;
Stickverb
(intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
Stickverb
(intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
âJust stick to your strategy, and you will win.â;
Stickverb
To hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).
Stickverb
To be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.
Stickverb
To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
Stickverb
(transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
âStick the label on the jar.â;
Stickverb
(transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
âStick your bag over there and come with me.â;
Stickverb
(transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
âThe balloon will pop when I stick this pin in it.â; âto stick a needle into one's fingerâ;
Stickverb
To stab.
Stickverb
(transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
âto stick an apple on a forkâ;
Stickverb
To adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.
Stickverb
To perform (a landing) perfectly.
âOnce again, the world champion sticks the dismount.â;
Stickverb
To propagate plants by cuttings.
âStick cuttings from geraniums promptly.â;
Stickverb
To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
Stickverb
To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.
âto stick somebody with a hard problemâ;
Stickverb
To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
Stickadjective
(informal) Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.
âA non-stick pan. A stick plaster.â; âA sticker type of glue. The stickest kind of gum.â;
Sticknoun
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.
âWithered sticks to gather, which might serveAgainst a winter's day.â;
Sticknoun
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.
Sticknoun
Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.
Sticknoun
A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.
Sticknoun
A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.
Sticknoun
A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
Stickverb
To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
âAnd sticked him with bodkins anon.â; âIt was a shame . . . to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray.â;
Stickverb
To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
âThou stickest a dagger in me.â;
Stickverb
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.
âMy shroud of white, stuck all with yew.â; âThe points of spears are stuck within the shield.â;
Stickverb
To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
Stickverb
To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
Stickverb
To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.
Stickverb
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.
Stickverb
To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.
Stickverb
To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.
Stickverb
To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
Stickverb
To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
Stickverb
To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.
âThe green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh.â;
Stickverb
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.
âA friend that sticketh closer than a brother.â; âI am a kind of bur; I shall stick.â; âIf on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown,'T will ever stick through malice of your own.â;
Stickverb
To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.
âI had most need of blessing, and "Amen"Stuck in my throat.â; âThe trembling weapon passedThrough nine bull hides, . . . and stuck within the last.â;
Stickverb
To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; - often with at.
âThey will stick long at part of a demonstration for want of perceiving the connection of two ideas.â; âSome stick not to say, that the parson and attorney forged a will.â;
Stickverb
To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
âThis is the difficulty that sticks with the most reasonable.â;
Sticknoun
implement consisting of a length of wood;
âhe collected dry sticks for a campfireâ; âthe kid had a candied apple on a stickâ;
Sticknoun
a small thin branch of a tree
Sticknoun
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
Sticknoun
informal terms of the leg;
âfever left him weak on his sticksâ;
Sticknoun
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Sticknoun
threat of a penalty;
âthe policy so far is all stick and no carrotâ;
Stickverb
fix, force, or implant;
âlodge a bullet in the tableâ;
Stickverb
stay put (in a certain place);
âWe are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnatiâ; âStay put in the corner here!â; âStick around and you will learn something!â;
Stickverb
cause to protrude or as if to protrude;
âstick one's hand out of the windowâ; âstick one's nose into other people's businessâ;
Stickverb
stick to firmly;
âWill this wallpaper adhere to the wall?â;
Stickverb
be or become fixed;
âThe door sticks--we will have to plane itâ;
Stickverb
endure;
âThe label stuck to her for the rest of her lifeâ;
Stickverb
be a devoted follower or supporter;
âThe residents of this village adhered to Catholicismâ; âShe sticks to her principlesâ;
Stickverb
be loyal to;
âShe stood by her husband in times of troubleâ; âThe friends stuck together through the warâ;
Stickverb
cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface;
âstick some feathers in the turkey before you serve itâ;
Stickverb
fasten with an adhesive material like glue;
âstick the poster onto the wallâ;
Stickverb
fasten with or as with pins or nails;
âstick the photo onto the corkboardâ;
Stickverb
fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;
âstick the corner of the sheet under the mattressâ;
Stickverb
pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument;
âhe stuck the cloth with the needleâ;
Stickverb
pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed;
âHe stuck the needle into his fingerâ;
Stickverb
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;
âThe dress clings to her bodyâ; âThe label stuck to the boxâ; âThe sushi rice grains cohereâ;
Stickverb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
âThey stuck me with the dinner billâ; âI was stung with a huge tax billâ;
Stickverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
âThis beats me!â; âGot me--I don't know the answer!â; âa vexing problemâ; âThis question really stuck meâ;