The noun stick has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (7) stick -- (an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick")
2. (6) stick -- (a small thin branch of a tree)
3. (5) stick, control stick, joystick -- (a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane)
4. stick -- (a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine)
5. pin, peg, stick -- (informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks")
6. stick -- (a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball)
7. stick -- (a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite")
8. joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff -- (marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking)
9. stick -- (threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot")
Overview of verb stick
The verb stick has 17 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit -- (fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table")
2. (2) stay, stick, stick around, stay put -- (stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!")
3. (2) stick, put forward -- (cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business")
4. (2) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to -- (stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?")
5. stick -- (be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it")
6. stick -- (endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life")
7. adhere, stick -- (be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles")
8. stand by, stick by, stick, adhere -- (be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war")
9. stick -- (cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it")
10. stick -- (fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall")
11. stick -- (fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard")
12. stick -- (fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress")
13. stick -- (pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle")
14. stick -- (pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger")
15. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere -- (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")
16. stick, sting -- (saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill")