Real Dictionary

stick in American English
a long, usually slender piece of wood

stick in American English 1
noun: a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off

stick in American English 2
intransitive verb: to have the point piercing or embedded in something
transitive verb: to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab

stick in British English 1
noun: a small thin branch of a tree

stick in British English 2
verb: to pierce or stab with or as if with something pointed

stick noun uses
A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for a particular purpose.
countable noun: A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for supporting someone's weight or for hitting people or animals.
countable noun: A stick is a thin branch which has fallen off a tree.

stick verb uses
verb: If something is sticking out from a surface or object, it extends up or away from it. If something is sticking into a surface or object, it is partly in it.
verb: If you stick a pointed object in something, or if it sticks in something, it goes into it or through it by making a cut or hole.
verb: If you stick something somewhere, you put it there in a rather casual way.