Stab vs. Stick
Difference Between Stab and Stick
Stabnoun
An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
Sticknoun
An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
Stabnoun
A wound made by stabbing.
Sticknoun
A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
Stabnoun
Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
Sticknoun
A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick.}}Stabnoun
(informal) An attempt.
I'll give this thankless task a stab.Sticknoun
(US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
I found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed.Stabnoun
Criticism.
Sticknoun
A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
I don’t need my stick to walk, but it’s helpful.Stabnoun
(music) A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
a horn stabSticknoun
A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
As soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks.Stabnoun
A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
Sticknoun
(carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
Stabverb
(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.Sticknoun
(nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
Stabverb
(transitive) To thrust in a stabbing motion.
to stab a dagger into a personSticknoun
(figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
We were so poor we didn't have one stick of furniture.Stabverb
(intransitive) To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.Sticknoun
Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick.Stabverb
(intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.Sticknoun
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).
The recipe calls for half a stick of butter.Stabverb
To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
to stab a person's reputationSticknoun
A standard rectangular (often thin) piece of chewing gum.
Don’t hog all that gum, give me a stick!Stabverb
(transitive) To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
Sticknoun
(slang) A cigarette usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette.
Cigarettes are taxed at one dollar per stick.Stabverb
(transitive) To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
Sticknoun
Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.
Stabnoun
a sudden sharp feeling;
pangs of regretshe felt a stab of excitementtwinges of conscienceSticknoun
A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
Stabnoun
a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument;
one strong stab to the heart killed himSticknoun
(archaic) A scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick.
Stabnoun
informal words for any attempt or effort;
he gave it his best shothe took a stab at forecastingSticknoun
(military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
Stabverb
use a knife on;
The victim was knifed to deathSticknoun
A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
Stabverb
stab or pierce;
he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knifeSticknoun
A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
I grew up driving a stick, but many people my age didn’t.Stabverb
poke or thrust abruptly;
he jabbed his finger into her ribsSticknoun
(aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel ofan automobiles, is also called the "stick".
Sticknoun
Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
Sticknoun
(computing) A memory stick.
Sticknoun
A composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type.
Sticknoun
The clarinet. more often called the liquorice stick
Sticknoun
(sports) A stick-like item:
Sticknoun
A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
Tripping with the stick is a violation of the rules.Sticknoun
(horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
Sticknoun
(boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
Sticknoun
(golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
His wedge shot bounced off the stick and went in the hole.Sticknoun
The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
His stroke with that two-piece stick is a good as anybody's in the club.Sticknoun
Ability; specifically:
Sticknoun
(golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
Sticknoun
(baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
Sticknoun
(baseball) General hitting ability.
Sticknoun
(hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
Sticknoun
A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.)
Sticknoun
A thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman.
Sticknoun
(magic) An assistant planted in the audience.
Sticknoun
A fighter pilot.
Sticknoun
A small group of (infantry) soldiers.
Sticknoun
Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
Sticknoun
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. Compare carrot.)
Sticknoun
Corporal punishment; beatings.
Sticknoun
(slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
Give it some stick!Sticknoun
(slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
Sticknoun
A measure.
Sticknoun
(obsolete) An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches.
Sticknoun
A quantity of eels, usually 25.
Sticknoun
(motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
Sticknoun
(fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
Sticknoun
A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
Sticknoun
Criticism or ridicule.
Stickverb
(carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
Stickverb
To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.
to stick typeStickverb
(intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
The tape will not stick if it melts.Stickverb
(intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
The lever sticks if you push it too far up.Stickverb
(transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
Stickverb
(intransitive) To persist.
His old nickname stuck.Stickverb
(intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
Stickverb
(intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
Just stick to your strategy, and you will win.Stickverb
To hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).
Stickverb
To be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.
Stickverb
To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
Stickverb
(transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
Stick the label on the jar.Stickverb
(transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
Stick your bag over there and come with me.Stickverb
(transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
The balloon will pop when I stick this pin in it.to stick a needle into one's fingerStickverb
To stab.
Stickverb
(transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
to stick an apple on a forkStickverb
To adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.
Stickverb
To perform (a landing) perfectly.
Once again, the world champion sticks the dismount.Stickverb
To propagate plants by cuttings.
Stick cuttings from geraniums promptly.Stickverb
To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
Stickverb
To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.
to stick somebody with a hard problemStickverb
To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
Stickadjective
(informal) Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.
A non-stick pan. A stick plaster.A sticker type of glue. The stickest kind of gum.Sticknoun
implement consisting of a length of wood;
he collected dry sticks for a campfirethe kid had a candied apple on a stickSticknoun
a small thin branch of a tree
Sticknoun
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
Sticknoun
informal terms of the leg;
fever left him weak on his sticksSticknoun
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Sticknoun
threat of a penalty;
the policy so far is all stick and no carrotStickverb
fix, force, or implant;
lodge a bullet in the tableStickverb
stay put (in a certain place);
We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to CincinnatiStay put in the corner here!Stick around and you will learn something!Stickverb
cause to protrude or as if to protrude;
stick one's hand out of the windowstick one's nose into other people's businessStickverb
stick to firmly;
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?Stickverb
be or become fixed;
The door sticks--we will have to plane itStickverb
endure;
The label stuck to her for the rest of her lifeStickverb
be a devoted follower or supporter;
The residents of this village adhered to CatholicismShe sticks to her principlesStickverb
be loyal to;
She stood by her husband in times of troubleThe friends stuck together through the warStickverb
cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface;
stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve itStickverb
fasten with an adhesive material like glue;
stick the poster onto the wallStickverb
fasten with or as with pins or nails;
stick the photo onto the corkboardStickverb
fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;
stick the corner of the sheet under the mattressStickverb
pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument;
he stuck the cloth with the needleStickverb
pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed;
He stuck the needle into his fingerStickverb
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;
The dress clings to her bodyThe label stuck to the boxThe sushi rice grains cohereStickverb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
They stuck me with the dinner billI was stung with a huge tax billStickverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
This beats me!Got me--I don't know the answer!a vexing problemThis question really stuck me
