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• old stick — british informal old fashioned phrase a person Thesaurus: general words for person or peoplesynonym general words for groups of peoplehyponym Main entry: stick …   Useful english dictionary

• old stick — noun A man, chap, fellow, guy. Hes a funny old stick but I think youll like him …   Wiktionary

• old stick — British informal old fashioned a person …   English dictionary

• old stick, funny —  Rather puzzling, unapproachable person …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• stick — Ⅰ. stick [1] ► NOUN 1) a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. 2) a piece of trimmed wood used for support in walking or as a weapon. 3) (in hockey, polo, etc.) a long, thin implement used to hit or direct the ball or puck.… …   English terms dictionary

• stick-in-the-mud — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick in the mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ * /Mr. Thomas is a …   Dictionary of American idioms

• stick-in-the-mud — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick in the mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ * /Mr. Thomas is a …   Dictionary of American idioms

• stick — I. /stɪk / (say stik) noun 1. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub cut or broken off. 2. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 3. an elongated piece of wood for burning, for carpentry, or for any special purpose. 4. a rod or wand; a baton …  

• stick — 1 /stIk/ verb past tense and past participle stuck 1 PUSH (transitive always + adv/prep, intransitive always + adv/prep) if a pointed object sticks into something or you stick it into something, it is pushed into it: stick sth in/into/through etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stick — 1. n. 1 a a short slender branch or length of wood broken or cut from a tree. b this trimmed for use as a support or weapon. 2 a thin rod or spike of wood etc. for a particular purpose (cocktail stick). 3 a an implement used to propel the ball in …   Useful english dictionary

• stick —  1. n. Dull or awkward person. Usu. old stick or dry old stick.  2. the stick Beating with a stick.  3. [v.J Endure. Tolerate. Also stick it (out) Persist.  4. See stuck.  5. Abbr. stick of furniture Piece of furniture.  6. get some stick Receive …   A concise dictionary of English slang