stick

/ˈstik/

Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick

noun

  1. a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as

  2. a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branch

  3. a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material

verb

  1. to hit or propel (something, such as a hockey puck) with a stick

verb

  1. to pierce with something pointed : stab

  2. to kill by piercing

  3. to push or thrust so as or as if to pierce

stick adhere cohere cling cleave mean to become closely attached. stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together. adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together.