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stick
noun
a
thin
piece
of
wood
broken
or
cut
from
a
tree
,
usually
long
and
narrow
•
The
boy
picked
up
a
stick
and
drew
in
the
sand
.
The
boy
picked
up
a
stick
and
drew
in
the
sand
.
•
Please
throw
that
stick
for
the
dog
to
fetch
.
Please
throw
that
stick
for
the
dog
to
fetch
.
Old
English
sticca
“
rod
,
twig
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*stikkon
.
verb
-
stick
,
sticking
,
sticks
,
stuck
to
attach
or
stay
attached
to
something
so
that
it
does
not
fall
off
•
The
label
wouldn't
stick
to
the
wet
bottle
.
The
label
wouldn't
stick
to
the
wet
bottle
.
•
Please
stick
the
stamp
on
the
envelope
.
Please
stick
the
stamp
on
the
envelope
.
Old
English
stician
“
to
pierce
,
remain
fixed
,”
related
to
noun
sense
.
verb
-
stick
,
sticking
,
sticks
,
stuck
to
push
or
put
something
sharp
or
narrow
into
something
else
•
Be
careful
not
to
stick
your
finger
with
the
needle
.
Be
careful
not
to
stick
your
finger
with
the
needle
.
•
The
doctor
will
stick
the
thermometer
under
your
tongue
.
The
doctor
will
stick
the
thermometer
under
your
tongue
.
Same
Germanic
root
as
other
senses
,
with
early
meaning
“
to
pierce
.”
noun
a
small
portable
device
that
stores
digital
data
and
plugs
into
a
computer
’
s
USB
port
•
She
plugged
her
memory
stick
into
the
computer
to
print
the
file
.
She
plugged
her
memory
stick
into
the
computer
to
print
the
file
.
•
The
teacher
collected
each
student's
USB
stick
after
the
presentation
.
The
teacher
collected
each
student's
USB
stick
after
the
presentation
.
From
earlier
sense
of
slender
object
;
applied
to
USB
devices
in
the
late
1990s
.