stick

n//stɪk//

käpp, stav, stör, pinne, gren, kvist, hockeyklubba, klubba, placera, ställ, sätt, fästa, fastna

  1. A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.

  2. A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.

  3. A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.

  4. a stick of butter (chiefly, North America) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).

  5. (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)

  6. (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.

  7. (hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.

  8. (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).

  9. (dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.

  10. (transitive, slang, dated) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.

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