stick

a long thin implement resembling a length of wood

“cinnamon sticks”

“a stick of dynamite”

marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

threat of a penalty

“the policy so far is all stick and no carrot”

be loyal to

“She stood by her husband in times of trouble”

“The friends stuck together through the war”

cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

“stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it”

fasten with an adhesive material like glue

“stick the poster onto the wall”

fasten with or as with pins or nails

“stick the photo onto the corkboard”

fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

“stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress”

pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

“he stuck the cloth with the needle”

pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

“He stuck the needle into his finger”

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

“The dress clings to her body”

“The label stuck to the box”

“The sushi rice grains cohere”

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

“They stuck me with the dinner bill”

“I was stung with a huge tax bill”

be a mystery or bewildering to

“This beats me!”

“Got me — I don't know the answer!”

“a vexing problem”

“This question really stuck me”