n. 25B6; noun
a fire made of sticks : PIECE OF WOOD, twig, small branch.
he walks with a stick : WALKING STICK, cane, staff, alpenstock, crook, crutch; trademark Zimmer frame.
the plants need supporting on sticks : CANE, pole, post, stake, upright.
he beat me with a stick : CLUB, cudgel, bludgeon, shillelagh; truncheon, baton; cane, birch, switch, rod; Brit. informal cosh.
(Brit. informal) he'll get stick for this. : See criticism sense 1.
praise, commendation.
25A0; the sticks (informal) THE COUNTRY, the countryside, rural areas, the provinces; the backwoods, the back of beyond, the wilds, the hinterland, a backwater; N. Amer. the backcountry, the backland; Austral./NZ the backblocks, the booay; S. African the backveld, the platteland; informal the middle of nowhere; N. Amer. informal the boondocks, the boonies; Austral./NZ informal Woop Woop, beyond the black stump.