I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , long
▪ little , short
▪ thick , thin
… OF STICKS
▪ bundle
▪ pile
VERB + STICK
▪ carry , hold , wield
▪ brandish , wave
▪
A mob came over the hill yelling and brandishing ~s.
▪ throw
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ just , simply
▪
He simply stuck a pin in at random among the names of candidates.
PREPOSITION
▪ in , into , on , onto , through
▪
He stuck the note through her letter box. ( BrE )
▪
He stuck the note through her mail slot. ( AmE )
PHRASAL VERB
stick to sth
ADVERB
▪ close , closely
▪ rigidly , slavishly , strictly
▪
What is the point of ~ing slavishly to the rules?
▪ doggedly , firmly , resolutely , stubbornly
▪
She simply made a decision and resolutely stuck to it.
VERB + STICK TO
▪ tend to
▪
I tended to ~ to tried and tested techniques.
▪ decide to
▪ be determined to
Stick is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ nickname , ↑ word , ↑ zip
Stick is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ finger , ↑ head , ↑ knife , ↑ needle , ↑ stamp