| big stick |
political or military power, displayed or implied to intimidate or gain cooperation from potential adversaries, esp. as a foreign policy (often prec. by the). |
| composing stick |
a hand-held, adjustable metal tray in which a compositor sets type. |
| gear stick |
(chiefly British) a lever used to change the arrangement of gears, esp. in an automobile transmission; gearshift. |
| green-stick fracture |
a type of fracture to which children are esp. vulnerable, in which a long bone breaks only partway through. |
| joss stick |
a stick of incense that the Chinese burn in honor of a joss. |
| orange stick |
a slender stick with one rounded and one pointed end that is used in manicuring, originally made of orangewood. |
| pogo stick |
a single stilt set on a strong spring, with footrests on either side on which a person stands to bounce along. |
| shooting stick |
a portable device consisting of a seat mounted on one end of a canelike stick with a spike at the other end, used esp. by spectators at golf tournaments and the like. |
| stick by |
to remain loyal to. |
| stick figure |
a conventional, rudimentary representation of a human figure drawn using a single straight line for the torso, straight lines for the limbs, and a circle for the head. |
| stick in one's craw |
to be unacceptable or intolerable. |
| stick one's neck out |
to take risks; expose oneself to criticism or harm. |
| stick out |
to be prominent or conspicuous. |
| stick shift |
a manually operated automobile gearshift; manual transmission. |
| stick to |
to persist in or persevere at. [3 definitions] |
| stick to one's guns |
to stand firm in the face of opposition or attack. |
| stick up |
(informal) to rob, esp. by threatening with a gun. |
| stick-in-the-mud |
(informal) one who rejects or resists changes in activity or thinking. |
| stick-to-itiveness |
(informal) unremitting perseverance or persistence. |
| swagger stick |
a short stick or cane sometimes carried by military officers. |