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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stick \Stick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuck}(Obs. {Sticked}); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Sticking}.] [OE. stikien, v.t. & i., combined
     with steken, whence E. stuck), AS. stician, v.t. & i., and
     (assumed) stecan, v.t.; akin to OFries. steka, OS. stekan,
     OHG. stehhan, G. stechen, and to Gr. ? to prick, Skr. tij to
     be sharp. Cf. {Distinguish}, {Etiquette}, {Extinct},


     {Instigate}, {Instinct}, {Prestige}, {Stake}, {Steak},
     {Stick}, n., {Stigma}, {Stimulate}, {Sting}, {Stitch} in
     sewing, {Style} for or in writing.]
     1. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to
        stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
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              And sticked him with bodkins anon.    --Chaucer.
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              It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other
              gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
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     2. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to
        pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
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              Thou stickest a dagger in me.         --Shak.
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     3. To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in;
        hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as
        by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.
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              My shroud of white, stuck all with yew. --Shak.
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              The points of spears are stuck within the shield.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
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     5. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
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     6. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an
        apple on a fork.
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     7. To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to
        stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also,
        to attach in any manner.
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     8. (Print.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing
        stick; as, to stick type. [Cant]
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     9. (Joinery) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in
        contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings
        are said to be stuck.
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     10. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to
         puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.]
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     11. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
         [Slang]
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     {To stick out}, to cause to project or protrude; to render
        prominent.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sticking \Stick"ing\,
     a. & n. from {Stick}, v.
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     {Sticking piece}, a piece of beef cut from the neck. [Eng.]
        
  
     {Sticking place}, the place where a thing sticks, or remains
        fast; sticking point.
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              But screw your courage to the sticking place,
              And we'll not fail.                   --Shak.
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     {Sticking plaster}, an adhesive plaster for closing wounds,
        and for similar uses.
  
     {Sticking point}. Same as {Sticking place}, above.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sticking
       adj : extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the
             jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected
             buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards
             sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected},
              {projecting}, {protruding}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking
             out(p)}]

















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