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Paste vs. Stick: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
Paste refers to attaching objects with a glue-like substance, while stick denotes the act of adhering or the state of being attached, often without external adhesives.
Paste vs. Stick

Key Differences

Paste primarily signifies a substance used to adhere materials together, like glue or adhesive. Its usage often involves spreading a substance onto surfaces to bond them. Stick, on the other hand, generally refers to the action or ability of an object or substance to adhere to another surface, often inherently or through applied pressure. While paste requires an additional substance, sticking can occur without any additives, like static cling.
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The application of paste is a deliberate action, involving the selection and application of a specific adhesive material. It is often used in crafts, construction, and everyday tasks requiring a bond between two surfaces. Stick, in contrast, can denote either a deliberate action, like pressing items together, or a natural property, such as the stickiness of honey. It encompasses a broader range of adhesion types, from intentional to accidental.
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In terms of consistency, paste is usually a thick, viscous substance. Its characteristics are key to its adhesive properties, and it is often tailored to specific tasks (e.g., wallpaper paste vs. craft glue). Conversely, stick is a verb or noun describing adhesion and does not imply a specific substance. Its nature varies widely, from the stickiness of substances like tape to the ability of objects to cling to surfaces through natural properties.
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Paste also implies a process – the act of pasting something. This process involves preparation, application, and often drying or curing time. Stick, as a verb, suggests immediate adhesion and can imply temporary or permanent attachment. As a noun, it can describe objects that exhibit adhesiveness, like a stick of gum, highlighting its more diverse usage.
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Finally, paste and stick differ in their metaphorical uses. Paste can imply spreading or applying in non-literal contexts, like pasting a smile on one’s face. Stick can mean to persist or remain in place, like sticking to a plan, showing its versatile application beyond the physical act of adhering.
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Comparison Chart

Substance Type

A viscous adhesive material.
An object or action denoting adhesion.
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Application Method

Requires spreading onto surfaces.
Involves pressing or inherent adhesiveness.
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Consistency

Generally thick and glue-like.
Varies; can be a property or physical object.
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Process Implication

Involves preparation, application, drying.
Immediate adhesion; can be temporary or permanent.
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Metaphorical Use

Implies spreading or applying conceptually.
Means to persist, remain, or adhere in non-physical contexts.
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Paste and Stick Definitions

Paste

A substance used to adhere objects together.
I used paste to attach the photo to the scrapbook.
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Stick

To place or set in a specified position.
Stick the note on the fridge for visibility.
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Paste

A smooth viscous mixture, as of flour and water or of starch and water, that is used as an adhesive for joining light materials, such as paper and cloth.
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Stick

To push a sharp object into or through something.
She accidentally stuck a pin in her finger.
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Paste

The moist clay or clay mixture used in making porcelain or pottery. Also called pâte.
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Stick

A branch or stem that has fallen or been cut from a tree or shrub.
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Paste

A smooth dough of water, flour, and butter or other shortening, used in making pastry.
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Stick

A piece of wood, such as a tree branch, that is used for fuel, cut for lumber, or shaped for a specific purpose.
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Paste

A food that has been pounded until it is reduced to a smooth creamy mass
Anchovy paste.
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Stick

A wand, staff, baton, or rod.
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Paste

A sweet doughy candy or confection
Rolled apricot paste.
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Stick

(Sports) A long thin implement with a blade or net on the end used to propel and control a puck or ball in hockey or lacrosse.
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A hard, brilliant, lead-containing glass used in making artificial gems.
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Stick

A walking stick; a cane.
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Paste

A gem made of this glass. Also called strass.
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Stick

Something that is long and thin
A stick of dynamite.
A stick of gum.
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Paste

A hard blow.
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Stick

(Slang) A marijuana cigarette.
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Paste

To cause to adhere by applying paste.
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Stick

The control device of an aircraft that operates the elevators and ailerons.
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Paste

To cover with something by using paste
He pasted the wall with burlap.
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Stick

(Informal) A stick shift.
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Paste

(Computers) To insert (text, graphics, or other data) into a document or file.
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Stick

(Nautical) A mast or a part of a mast.
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Paste

(Computers) To insert text, graphics, or other data into a document or file.
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Stick

A group of bombs released to fall across an enemy target in a straight row.
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Paste

To strike forcefully.
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Stick

(Slang) A group of paratroopers exiting an aircraft in succession.
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Paste

To defeat soundly.
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Stick

A timber tree.
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Paste

A soft moist mixture, in particular:
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Stick

(Informal) A piece of furniture.
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Paste

One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
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Stick

A poke, thrust, or stab with a stick or similar object
A stick in the ribs.
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Paste

(obsolete) Pastry.
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Stick

A threatened penalty
Using both a carrot and a stick to keep allies in line.
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Paste

One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.
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Stick

The condition or power of adhering
A glue with plenty of stick.
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Paste

One used as an adhesive, especially for putting up wallpapers, etc.
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Stick

A remote area; backwoods
Moved to the sticks.
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Paste

(physics) A substance that behaves as a solid until a sufficiently large load or stress is applied, at which point it flows like a fluid
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Stick

A city or town regarded as dull or unsophisticated.
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Paste

A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.
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Stick

(Informal) A person regarded as stiff, boring, or spiritless.
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Paste

(obsolete) Pasta.
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Stick

(Obsolete) A difficulty or obstacle; a delay.
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Paste

(mineralogy) The mineral substance in which other minerals are embedded.
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Stick

To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument
Stick a fingertip with a pin.
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Paste

(transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.
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Stick

To kill by piercing
Stick a pig.
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Paste

To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.
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Stick

To thrust or push (a pointed instrument) into or through another object
Stuck a fork into the turkey.
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Paste

To strike or beat someone or something.
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Stick

To jab or poke (a pointed or narrow instrument) into or against
The robber stuck a pistol in my ribs.
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Paste

To defeat decisively or by a large margin.
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Stick

To place or position by pushing or thrusting
Stick candles on the cake.
Stick a flower through a buttonhole.
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Paste

A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.
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Stick

To fix, impale, or transfix on a pointed object
Stick an olive on a toothpick.
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Paste

Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
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Stick

To cover or decorate with objects piercing the surface
Stick a map with pins.
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Paste

A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, - used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., - also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.
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Stick

To fasten into place by forcing an end or point into something
Stick a tack on the wall.
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Paste

A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
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Stick

To fasten or attach with pins, nails, or similar devices
Stuck the announcement on the bulletin board.
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Paste

A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
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Stick

To fasten or attach with an adhesive material, such as glue or tape.
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Paste

The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
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Stick

(Sports) To execute (a landing or dismount) in gymnastics so that the feet do not move after they hit the ground.
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Paste

To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
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Stick

To detain or delay
We were stuck at the airport overnight.
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Paste

Any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
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Stick

(Informal) To confuse, baffle, or puzzle
I started doing the math problems, but I got stuck.
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Paste

An adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
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Stick

Past tense and past participle sticked (stĭkt) To prop (a plant) with sticks or brush on which to grow.
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Paste

A tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers
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Stick

Past tense and past participle sticked Printing To set (type) in a composing stick.
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Paste

Join or attach with or as if with glue;
Paste the sign ont the wall
Cut and paste the sentence in the text
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Stick

To cover or smear with something sticky.
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Paste

Hit with the fists;
He pasted his opponent
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Stick

(Informal) To put blame or responsibility on; burden
Stuck me with the bill.
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Paste

Cover the surface of;
Paste the wall with burlap
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Stick

(Slang) To defraud or cheat
The dealer stuck me with shoddy merchandise.
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Paste

To attach something using an adhesive.
She pasted the poster onto the wall.
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Stick

To be or become fixed or embedded in place by having the point thrust in
The spear stuck in the shield.
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Paste

A soft, moist mixture or substance.
The artist mixed a colorful paste for her artwork.
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Stick

To become or remain attached or in close association; cling
Stick together in a crowd.
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Paste

To insert text or data in a different location.
I pasted the quote into my document.
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Stick

To remain firm, determined, or resolute
Stuck to basic principles.
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Paste

To apply a substance thickly to a surface.
He pasted the wallpaper with glue evenly.
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Stick

To remain loyal or faithful
Stuck by her through hard times.
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Stick

To persist or endure
A bad name that has stuck.
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Stick

To scruple or hesitate
She sticks at nothing—no matter how difficult.
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Stick

To become fixed, blocked, checked, or obstructed
The drawer stuck and would not open.
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Stick

To project or protrude
Hair sticking out on his head.
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(Sports) To throw a jab in boxing.
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Stick

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
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A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
The beaver's dam was made out of sticks.
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Stick

A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
I found several good sticks in the brush heap.
What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick.
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Stick

(US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
I found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed.
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Stick

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.
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Stick

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.
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Stick

(carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
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(nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
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(figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
We were so poor we didn't have one stick of furniture.
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Stick

Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick.
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Stick

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.
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Stick

A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
Don’t hog all that gum, give me a stick!
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Stick

(slang) A cigarette usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette.
Cigarettes are taxed at one dollar per stick.
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Stick

Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.
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Stick

A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
My parents bought us each a stick of cotton candy.
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Stick

(archaic) A scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick.
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(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.
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Stick

A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
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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.
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Stick

(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 of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.
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Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
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Stick

(computing) A memory stick.
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Stick

(slang) A handgun.
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Stick

A composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type.
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Stick

The clarinet.
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Stick

(sports) A stick-like item:
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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.
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Stick

(horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
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Stick

(boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
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(golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
His wedge shot bounced off the stick and went in the hole.
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Stick

The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
His stroke with that two-piece stick is a good as anybody's in the club.
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Stick

Ability; specifically:
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Stick

(golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
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(baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
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(baseball) General hitting ability.
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(hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
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Stick

A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.)
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A thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman.
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Stick

(magic) An assistant planted in the audience.
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Stick

(gambling) A shill or house player.
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Stick

A stiff, stupidly obstinate person.
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Stick

A fighter pilot.
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Stick

A small group of (infantry) soldiers.
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Stick

Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
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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.)
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Stick

Corporal punishment; beatings.
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(slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
Give it some stick!
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Stick

(slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
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Stick

A measure.
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Stick

(obsolete) An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches.
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A quantity of eels, usually 25.
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Stick

(motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
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Stick

(fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
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Stick

A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
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Criticism or ridicule.
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(carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
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Stick

To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.
To stick type
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Stick

(transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
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Stick

(intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
The tape will not stick if it melts.
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Stick

(intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
The lever sticks if you push it too far up.
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Stick

(transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
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(intransitive) To persist.
His old nickname stuck.
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Stick

(intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
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Stick

(intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
Just stick to your strategy, and you will win.
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Stick

To hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).
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Stick

To be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.
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Stick

To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
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Stick

(transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
Stick the label on the jar.
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Stick

(transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
Stick your bag over there and come with me.
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Stick

(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 finger
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Stick

To stab.
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Stick

(transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
To stick an apple on a fork
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Stick

To adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.
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Stick

To perform (a landing) perfectly.
Once again, the world champion sticks the dismount.
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Stick

To propagate plants by cuttings.
Stick cuttings from geraniums promptly.
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Stick

To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
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Stick

To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.
To stick somebody with a hard problem
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Stick

To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
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Stick

To have sexual intercourse with.
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Stick

To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
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Stick

(informal) Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.
A non-stick pan. A stick plaster.
A sticker type of glue. The stickest kind of gum.
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Stick

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.
Withered sticks to gather, which might serveAgainst a winter's day.
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Stick

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.
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Stick

Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.
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Stick

A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.
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Stick

A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.
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Stick

A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
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Stick

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.
It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray.
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Stick

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.
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Stick

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.
The points of spears are stuck within the shield.
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Stick

To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
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Stick

To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
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Stick

To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.
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Stick

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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Stick

To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.
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Stick

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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Stick

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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Stick

To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
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Stick

To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.
The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh.
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Stick

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.
A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
I am a kind of bur; I shall stick.
If on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown,'T will ever stick through malice of your own.
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Stick

To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.
I had most need of blessing, and "Amen"Stuck in my throat.
The trembling weapon passedThrough nine bull hides, . . . and stuck within the last.
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Stick

To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; - often with at.
They will stick long at part of a demonstration for want of perceiving the connection of two ideas.
Some stick not to say, that the parson and attorney forged a will.
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Stick

To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
This is the difficulty that sticks with the most reasonable.
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Stick

Implement consisting of a length of wood;
He collected dry sticks for a campfire
The kid had a candied apple on a stick
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Stick

A small thin branch of a tree
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Stick

A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
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Stick

Informal terms of the leg;
Fever left him weak on his sticks
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Stick

Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
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Stick

Threat of a penalty;
The policy so far is all stick and no carrot
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Stick

Fix, force, or implant;
Lodge a bullet in the table
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Stick

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!
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Stick

Cause to protrude or as if to protrude;
Stick one's hand out of the window
Stick one's nose into other people's business
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Stick

Stick to firmly;
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
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Stick

Be or become fixed;
The door sticks--we will have to plane it
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Stick

Endure;
The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
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Stick

Be a devoted follower or supporter;
The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
She sticks to her principles
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Be loyal to;
She stood by her husband in times of trouble
The friends stuck together through the war
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Stick

Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface;
Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it
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Stick

Fasten with an adhesive material like glue;
Stick the poster onto the wall
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Stick

Fasten with or as with pins or nails;
Stick the photo onto the corkboard
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Stick

Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;
Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress
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Stick

Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument;
He stuck the cloth with the needle
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Stick

Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed;
He stuck the needle into his finger
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Stick

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
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Stick

Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;
They stuck me with the dinner bill
I was stung with a huge tax bill
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Stick

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
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Stick

A thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut from a tree.
She picked up a stick to throw for the dog.
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Stick

To adhere or cling to a surface.
The label will stick to the jar if you wet it.
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Stick

To remain faithful to or follow closely.
He decided to stick with his original plan.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

Is paste always used for paper materials?

No, paste can be used on various materials, not just paper.
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Can stick be used as a verb?

Yes, stick can be used as a verb meaning to adhere or attach.
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Are there different types of paste?

Yes, there are many types like wallpaper paste, flour paste, etc.
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How long does paste take to dry?

Drying times vary based on the type of paste and conditions.
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Does stick imply permanence?

Stick can imply either temporary or permanent adhesion.
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Is stick used in cooking?

Yes, as in "stick of butter," but it's unrelated to adhesion.
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What is paste made of?

Paste is typically made from water, starch, or other adhesives.
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Can paste be non-toxic?

Yes, many pastes, especially for children, are non-toxic.
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What does it mean to stick to a plan?

It means to remain committed or faithful to a plan.
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Can something stick without adhesive?

Yes, through static cling, suction, or inherent stickiness.
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Is paste used in electronics?

Yes, conductive paste is used in electronics assembly.
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What does 'stick out' mean?

It means to extend or protrude noticeably.
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Do things stick underwater?

Some materials and adhesives can stick underwater.
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Is wallpaper paste different from regular glue?

Yes, it's specifically formulated for wallpaper application.
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What's a 'stick to your ribs' meal?

It's a colloquialism for a hearty, filling meal.
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Can paste expire?

Yes, especially organic pastes can have a shelf life.
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Can paste be used as a verb?

Yes, as in applying a substance or inserting data in a document.
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How does temperature affect stickiness?

Extreme temperatures can reduce or increase stickiness.
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Are pasting techniques important in crafts?

Yes, different techniques are crucial for various craft projects.
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Can 'stick' also mean a challenge or obstacle?

Informally, yes, as in "stuck in a sticky situation."
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