Stick Stɪk Thin Carrot Collected Piece Long Person

• we collected dry sticks to start a fire.
• the boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog.
• her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin).
• the old lady leant on her stick as she talked.

stick

1. a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree
• We collected dry sticks to start a fire.
• The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog.
• Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin).
• = walking stick
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/walking-stick
• The old lady leant on her stick as she talked.
2. a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control the ball
• a hockey stick
3. a long thin piece of something
• see also French stick
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/french-stick
• a stick of dynamite
• carrot sticks
• a stick of butter
4. a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose
• see also chopstick
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chopstick
• pieces of pineapple on sticks
• The men were carrying spades and measuring sticks.
5. a quantity of a substance, such as solid glue, that is sold in a small container with round ends and straight sides, and can be pushed further out of the container as it is used
• see also lipstick
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lipstick
6. the control stick of a plane
• see also joystick
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/joystick
7. a handle used to change the gears of a vehicle
• see also gear lever
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gear-lever
8. a baton, used by the person who conducts an orchestra
9. criticism or severe words
• The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans.
10. country areas, a long way from cities
• We live out in the sticks.
11. a person
• He's not such a bad old stick.
12. to be in a difficult situation when any action you take will have bad results
13. the use or threat of force or power
• The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.
14. if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not
• The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes.
15. to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
16. to understand something in the wrong way
17. a fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish somebody
18. to suddenly move from your house and go to live somewhere else
• He upped sticks and went back to France.

Extra Examples

• Serve the prawns on cocktail sticks.
• The man had sticks of dynamite strapped to his chest.
• The savoury dips were served with sticks of carrot and celery.
• a stick of butter

Word Origin

• noun Old English sticca ‘peg, stick, spoon’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch stek ‘cutting from a plant’ and German Stecken ‘staff, stick’.