stick
English
/stɪk/
noun
Definitions
- An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.
- A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
- (sports) A stick-like item:
- (sports) Ability; specifically:
- (slang) A person or group of people.
- Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
- A measure.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stikke (rod, stick, twig) inherited from Old English sticca (stick, twig, rod) inherited from Proto-Germanic *stikkô derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (be sharp, pierce, prick, stab, stick, poke, peak, pointy, punctureVerb, goad, stabVerb, pointed).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)teyg-
Gloss
be sharp, pierce, prick, stab, stick, poke, peak, pointy, punctureVerb, goad, stabVerb, pointed
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
岳, 峰
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antistick English
- ball English
- bang English
- bangstick English
- bestick English
- billsticker English
- blood English
- bloodstick English
- boom English
- boomstick English
- bread English
- breadstick English
- broom English
- broomstick English
- cabbage English
- cabbage on a stick English
- candle English
- candlestick English
- candlesticklike English
- cat English
- catstick English
- chamber English
- chamberstick English
- chap English
- chapstick English
- chew English
- chewstick English
- clap English
- clapstick English
- clue English
- clue stick English
- corn English
- cornstick English
- coup English
- coupstick English
- crab English
- crabstick English
- cue English
- cuestick English
- dead English
- deadstick English
- desticker English
- dip English
- dipstick English
- drip English
- dripstick English
- drum English
- drumstick English
- etiquette English
- fiddle English
- fiddlestick English
- fighting English
- finger English
- fingerstick English
- fire English
- firestick English
- flag English
- flagstick English
- float English
- floatstick English
- forestick English
- fuck English
- fuckstick English
- gear English
- gearstick English
- gun English
- gunstick English
- hand English
- handle English
- handler English
- handstick English
- head English
- headstick English
- ink English
- inkstick English
- instigate English
- instigative English
- joy English
- joystick English
- joysticklike English
- knob English
- knobstick English
- lac English
- lady English
- ladystick English
- light English
- lightstick English
- lip English
- lipstick English
- lipsticked English
- lipstickless English
- lipsticky English
- match English
- matchstick English
- meat English
- meat stick English
- minijoystick English
- mop English
- mopstick English
- mouth English
- mouthstick English
- music English
- musicstick English
- needle English
- needlestick English
- night English
- nightstick English
- nonstick English
- nonsticky English
- pain English
- painstick English
- paint English
- paintstick English
- pig English
- pig sticker English
- pigstick English
- pigsticker English
- pin English
- polystick English
- pot English
- potstick English
- prop English
- propstick English
- push English
- pushstick English
- rain English
- rainstick English
- reinstigate English
- restick English
- seed English
- shift English
- side English
- sidestick English
- single English
- singlestick English
- slap English
- slapstick English
- slapsticker English
- slapstickery English
- slapstickish English
- slapsticky English
- slip English
- slipstick English
- spit English
- spitstick English
- starthistle English
- stickability English
- stickable English
- stickball English
- stickballer English
- sticker English
- stickerless English
- stickermania English
- stickery English
- stickest English
- sticketh English
- stickfighting English
- stickful English
- stickhandle English
- stickhandler English
- stickily English
- stickiness English
- sticklac English
- stickless English
- sticklike English
- stickpin English
- stickproof English
- stickseed English
- stickshift English
- sticktight English
- stickup English
- stickwater English
- stickweed English
- stickwork English
- sticky English
- stickybeak English
- stickyweed English
- strike English
- strike-stick English
- sword English
- swordstick English
- tally English
- tally stick English
- taper English
- taperstick English
- thistle English
- thistledown English
- thistlelike English
- thistletail English
- thistlewarp English
- thistly English
- thumb English
- thumbstick English
- thunder English
- thunderstick English
- tight English
- toadsticker English
- trap English
- trapstick English
- unstick English
- up English
- water English
- weed English
- whip English
- whipstick English
- wood-thistle English
- work English
- yam English
- yamstick English
- yard English
- yardstick English
- stidi Finnish
- tikku Finnish
- instīgātor Latin
- īnstīgātus Latin
- Etikett German
- Etikette German
- Lippenstift German
- etichetta Italian
- joystick Italian
- drumstick Dutch, Flemish
- etiket Dutch, Flemish
- etiquette Dutch, Flemish
- joystick Dutch, Flemish
- lippenstift Dutch, Flemish
- lipstick Dutch, Flemish
- sticker Dutch, Flemish
- stickie Dutch, Flemish
- étiqueter French
- étiquette French
- джойстик Russian
- стек Russian
- стекло Russian
- этикет Russian
- этикетка Russian
- etiqueta Spanish, Castilian
- joystick Spanish, Castilian
- στίζω Ancient Greek
- στιγμή Ancient Greek
- *(s)teyg- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)teyǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *-h₃onh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- etikett Norwegian Bokmål
- joystick Norwegian Bokmål
- etiqueta Portuguese
- *stikaną Proto-Germanic
- *stikiz Proto-Germanic
- *stikkô Proto-Germanic
- *stiklaz Proto-Germanic
- etikett Swedish
- räknesticka Swedish
- sticka Swedish
- svavelsticka Swedish
- tändsticka Swedish
- エチケット Japanese
- ジョイスティック Japanese
- スティック Japanese
- ステッキ Japanese
- ドラムスティック Japanese
- リップスティック Japanese
- dżojstik Polish
- etykieta Polish
- etikett Norwegian Nynorsk
- joystick Norwegian Nynorsk
- plantsticca Old English
- regolsticca Old English
- sticca Old English
- toþsticca Old English
- तिग्म Sanskrit
- तिज् Sanskrit
- तीक्ष्ण Sanskrit
- तेजते Sanskrit
- candelstik Middle English
- pot stik Middle English
- stikke Middle English
- thistel Middle English
- stikka Old Norse
- etikette Danish
- *stьklo Proto-Slavic
- etikedo Esperanto
- džojstik Serbo-Croatian
- etiketa Serbo-Croatian
- etiqueta Catalan, Valencian
- toxal Galician
- toxo Galician
- تیز Persian
- ลิปสติก Thai
- สติกเกอร์ Thai
- หนังสติ๊ก Thai
- estiker Cebuano
- lipstik Cebuano
- stic Middle Dutch
- stecko Old High German
- etiket Turkish
- stiqueur Norman
- lipstik Malay
- stich Middle High German
- estiquette Middle French
- tikk Estonian
- tojo Old Portuguese
- লিপিষ্টিক Assamese
- potsticker Chinese
- 司的克 Chinese
- 士的 Chinese
- sticke Middle Low German
- *tayǰ- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *tigmás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *tikšnás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Stich Alemannic German
- 립스틱 Korean
- 스티커 Korean
- 스틱 Korean
- 조이스틱 Korean
- stika Tok Pisin
- 𑀢𑁂𑀅𑀇 Maharastri Prakrit
- *stig- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- kandratiki Sranan Tongo
- tiki Sranan Tongo
- *stiďďō Proto-Hellenic
- stik West Flemish
- اتيكيت Egyptian Arabic
- *tīr Parthian
- stick Chinook Jargon
- Etikett AG.
- up
- pin
- pot
- pig
- cue
- gun
- cat
- dip
- mop
- ink
- yam
- lip
- joy
- lac
- clue
- yard
- gear
- slip
- seed
- flag
- clap
- spit
- drip
- fuck
- slap
- drum
- head
- meat
- whip
- chew
- rain
- dead
- fire
- chap
- lady
- boom
- trap
- coup
- work
- weed
- prop
- corn
- push
- knob
- pain
- ball
- bang
- crab
- side
- hand
- taper
- tally
- light
- bread
- blood
- night
- music
- broom
- paint
- sword
- float
- water
- tight
- shift
- match
- mouth
- thumb
- strike
- finger
- sticky
- handle
- single
- candle
- fiddle
- needle
- thunder
- thistly
- handler
- cabbage
- stickup
- unstick
- thistle
- restick
- chamber
- bestick
- sticker
- dipstick
- joystick
- gunstick
- stickily
- potstick
- sticketh
- yamstick
- pigstick
- stickpin
- stickery
- stickest
- stickful
- lipstick
- sticklac
- cuestick
- catstick
- fighting
- mopstick
- nonstick
- inkstick
- stickless
- etiquette
- handstick
- boomstick
- slapstick
- pushstick
- flagstick
- ladystick
- polystick
- clapstick
- forestick
- crabstick
- sidestick
- stickseed
- headstick
- antistick
- stickwork
- spitstick
- cornstick
- lipsticky
- drumstick
- rainstick
- chewstick
- stickball
- propstick
- sticklike
- coupstick
- stickweed
- chapstick
- deadstick
- stickable
- slipstick
- dripstick
- desticker
- fuckstick
- instigate
- trapstick
- nonsticky
- whipstick
- firestick
- painstick
- yardstick
- bangstick
- gearstick
- knobstick
- mouthstick
- matchstick
- sticktight
- broomstick
- paintstick
- breadstick
- lightstick
- bloodstick
- stickiness
- stickyweed
- pigsticker
- lipsticked
- musicstick
- nightstick
- stickshift
- meat stick
- swordstick
- taperstick
- floatstick
- stickwater
- stickproof
- stickybeak
- slapsticky
- thumbstick
- clue stick
- reinstigate
- stickhandle
- stickballer
- tally stick
- fingerstick
- thistlelike
- thistlewarp
- pig sticker
- slapsticker
- starthistle
- singlestick
- stickerless
- instigative
- candlestick
- billsticker
- thistledown
- needlestick
- thistletail
- toadsticker
- fiddlestick
- strike-stick
- joysticklike
- thunderstick
- stickability
- stickhandler
- wood-thistle
- stickermania
- slapstickery
- minijoystick
- chamberstick
- slapstickish
- lipstickless
- stickfighting
- candlesticklike
- cabbage on a stick