stick
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /stɪk/US /stɪk/
Meaning
noun
a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree
“We collected dry sticks to start a fire.”
verb
to fix something to something else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to something in this way
“stick something + adv./prep., He stuck a stamp on the envelope.”
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