stick
noun
/stɪk/
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- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- a stick of butter
(chiefly, North America) 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).
- (figurative) 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.)
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stok
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- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
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tak,
takje,
stok
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twijg
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stick
verb
/stɪk/
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- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
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stekken
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- (dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.
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volhouden,
kleven,
blijven steken
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- (transitive, slang, dated) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
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kleven,
plakken
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bijblijven,
blijven hangen
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- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
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neergooien
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