1. (

• lodge ,
• wedge ,
• stick ,
• deposit

) put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" ;

2. (

• stay ,
• stick ,
• stick_around ,
• stay_put

) 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!" ;

3. (

• adhere ,
• hold_fast ,
• bond ,
• bind ,
• stick ,
• stick_to ,

) stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" ;

4. (

• stick ,

) be or become fixed; "The door sticks;

5. (

• stick ,

) endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" ;

6. (

• adhere ,
• stick ,

) be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" ;

7. (

• stand_by ,
• stick_by ,
• stick ,
• adhere ,

) be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" ;

8. (

• stick ,

) cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" ;

9. (

• stick ,

) fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" ;

10. (

• stick ,

) fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard" ;

11. (

• stick ,

) fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" ;

12. (

• stick ,

) pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" ;

13. (

• stick ,

) pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" ;

14. (

• cling ,
• cleave ,
• adhere ,
• stick ,
• cohere

) 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" ;

15. (

• stick ,
• sting

) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" ;

16. (

• perplex ,
• vex ,
• stick ,
• get ,
• puzzle ,
• mystify ,
• baffle ,
• beat ,
• pose ,
• bewilder ,
• flummox ,
• stupefy ,
• nonplus ,
• gravel ,
• amaze ,
• dumbfound

) be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me;

1. (

• stuck

) caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud" ;

2. (

• stuck

) baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck" ;