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 Stick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuck (Obs. Sticked ); p. pr. & vb. n. Sticking.]
 1. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
    And sticked him with bodkins anon.   --Chaucer.
    It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray.   --Sir W. Scott.
 2. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
    Thou stickest a dagger in me.   --Shak.
 3. 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.
    My shroud of white, stuck all with yew.   --Shak.
    The points of spears are stuck within the shield.   --Dryden.
 4. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
 5. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
 6. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.
 7. 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.
 8. Print. To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type. [Cant]
 9. Joinery To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.
 10. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.]
 11. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. [Slang]
 To stick out, to cause to project or protrude; to render prominent.

 Stick·ed obs. imp. of Stick. Stuck.
    And in the sand her ship sticked so fast.   --Chaucer.
    They sticked not to give their bodies to be burnt.   --Sir T. Browne.
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