to stick is a form of:
Stick
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- (COLLOQUIAL) (come from the) sticks ស្រែ, ទីឆ្ងាយពីក្រុង
noun
- 1.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ស្អិត, ចាក់, ខ្នាស់, រុក, ដោត, ញាត់
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- (A short relatively slender piece of wood for use as a support or weapon or as firewood, a cane, a stalk as of celery something shaped like a stick, a number of bombs released in succession to fall in a row a stupid or uninteresting person, small branch cut, off tree or shrub; staff rod. -the sticks region distant from cities or towns) ដំបង វាយបាល់រឺកូនចោល
Example: A candy stick; stick of chalk, stick of charcoal, a walking stick. wooden stick ដំបង, ព្រនង stick of candy ដុំតូចវែង, a stick of chalk ដីសមួយដើម, walking stick ឈើច្រត
verb — past tense: Stuck ; past participle: Stuck ; present participle: Sticking ; 3rd person singular present Sticks
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- (TRANSITIVE) (something in into through something, ~ something in through) (stuck, sticking, to thrust (a thing or its point) into something to stab, to fix by means of a pointed object, to attach, to fasten; to stay or hold together, to have the point embedded, to put (something) in a place, to be caught so that it does not work; to be or become stuck. -stick around to wait in the vicinity, to linger. -stick by (to) to be faithful. -stick something out to endure, to stay with to the end. -stick to one's ribs to be substantial and nourishing. -stick up to rob with gunpoint, to rob with a stick up for to support) ចោះ, ទម្លុះ, ចាក់ (ធ្វើអោយ របួសរឺសម្លាប់)
Example: Stick these 2 pieces of paper together, Be careful or you will stick your finger with the pin, The its nose into the milk, Stick to your work until it is done.stick him with a pin ចាក stick a finger in the hole រុក, stick a peg in the hole ញ៉ុក, ញាត stick a pig សម្លាប់ (ដោយចាក់ក), stick a badge on his coat ខ្ទាស stick a potato on a fork ចាក់ភ្ជាប់ stick his head on a pole ដោត, stick a car in the mud ធ្វើអោយជាប - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) បិទ (តែមប្រិ៍) ប្រកាស, នៅជាប់, អត់ធ្មត់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.
- 2.
- A composing stick. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.
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- A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
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- A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.
verb — past tense: Stuck ; past participle: Stuck ; present participle: Sticking ; 3rd person singular present Sticks
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- (TRANSITIVE) Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.
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- To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
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- To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
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- To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.
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- To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
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- To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
- 9.
- To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.
- 10.
- To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner.
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- To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.
- 12.
- To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.
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- To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
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- To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.