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(noun) joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
(noun) joystick, control stick
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
informal terms for the leg
fever left him weak on his sticks
(verb) dumbfound, bewilder, baffle, beat, amaze, puzzle, pose, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stupefy, flummox, gravel, get, vex
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
(verb) sting
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
They stuck me with the dinner bill; I was stung with a huge tax bill
(verb) adhere, cleave, cling, 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
(verb) stick to, hold fast, bond, bind, adhere
stick to firmly
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
put, fix, force, or implant
lodge a bullet in the table; stick your thumb in the crack
(verb) stick around, stay, 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!
(verb) stand by, stick by, adhere
be loyal to
She stood by her husband in times of trouble; The friends stuck together through the war
(verb) adhere
be a devoted follower or supporter
The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism; She sticks to her principles