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A group of bombs released to fall across an enemy target in a straight row.
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A long slender piece of wood, especially:.
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A piece of wood, such as a tree branch, that is used for fuel, cut for lumber, or shaped for a specific purpose.
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A poke, thrust, or stab with a stick or similar object: a stick in the ribs.
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idiom
Be stuck on Informal To be very fond of.
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Stick it to Slang To treat severely or wrongfully.
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Stick up for To defend or support.
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To To hold fast to an opinion or a set course of action.
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verb-transitive
Informal To confuse, baffle, or puzzle: Sometimes even simple questions stick me.
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Informal To put blame or responsibility on; burden: stuck me with the bill.
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Printing To set (type) in a composing stick.
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Slang To defraud or cheat: The dealer stuck me with shoddy merchandise.
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To cover or decorate with objects piercing the surface.
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verb-intransitive
Sports To throw a jab in boxing.
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To be or become fixed or embedded in place by having the point thrust in.
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To become fixed, blocked, checked, or obstructed: The drawer stuck and would not open.
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To become or remain attached or in close association by or as if by adhesion; cling: stick together in a crowd.
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To persist or endure: a bad name that has stuck.
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phrasal-verb
Stick around Informal To remain; linger.
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Stick out Informal To put up with: stick out a bad situation.
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Stick out To be prominent.
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Stick up To rob, especially at gunpoint.
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