Stick: meaning, definitions and examples
🌲
stick
[ stɪk ]
wooden object
A thin piece of wood that has been cut from a tree branch. It is typically used for various purposes such as stirring, supporting, or hitting.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He used a stick to stir his coffee.
- She picked up a stick to support her tomato plant.
- The boy hit the ball with a stick.
Translations
Translations of the word "stick" in other languages:
🇵🇹 pau
- vara
- bastão
🇮🇳 छड़ी
- डंडा
- लकड़ी
🇩🇪 Stab
- Stock
- Stange
🇮🇩 tongkat
- batang
- stik
🇺🇦 палиця
- стрижень
- жезл
🇵🇱 kij
- pręt
- pałeczka
🇯🇵 棒 (ぼう)
🇫🇷 bâton
- stick
- tige
🇪🇸 palo
- vara
- bastón
🇹🇷 çubuk
- sopa
- değnek
🇰🇷 막대기 (makdaegi)
🇸🇦 عصا
- قضيب
- مسطرة
🇨🇿 hůl
- tyč
- prut
🇸🇰 palica
- prút
- tyč
🇨🇳 棍子 (gùnzi)
- 棒 (bàng)
- 拐杖 (guǎizhàng)
🇸🇮 palica
- palčka
- palec
🇮🇸 stöng
- prik
- stafur
🇰🇿 таяқ
- сойыл
- шабақ
🇬🇪 ჯოხი
- კვერთხი
- ჩხირი
🇦🇿 çubuq
- dəyənək
- qanad
🇲🇽 palo
- vara
- bastón
Word origin
The word 'stick' originated from Old English 'sticca', meaning 'rod' or 'twig'. It has been used in the English language for centuries to refer to various wooden objects.
See also: sticker, stickiness, stickler.