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1 haereō
haereō haesī, haesūrus, ēre [HAES-], to hang, stick, cleave, cling, adhere, hold fast, be fixed, sit fast, remain close: lingua haeret metu, T.: terra radicibus suis: scalarum gradūs male haerentes, holding: Haerent parietibus scalae, V.: in equo, keep his seat: pugnus in malā haeret, T.: tergo volucres haesere sagittae, V.: haerens corona Crinibus, H.: leo haeret Visceribus, V.: os fauce cum haereret lupi, Ph.: haerentes litore naves, H.: in limine coniunx Haerebat, V.: gremio in Iasonis, O.: foliis sub omnibus, V.: duo turmae haesere, i. e. failed to break through, L.: oratio haeret in salebrā, i. e. is at a loss.—Fig., to hold fast, remain attached, be fixed, keep firm, adhere, inhere: cum illud dictum haerere debeat, hit the mark: in te haeret culpa, T.: scrupus in animis: quae mihi in visceribus haerent, i. e. fixed in my heart: mihi in medullis: hi in oculis haerebunt, i. e. be present: in te culpa, cleaves, T.: in eis poenis, incur: fama haesit ad metas, hung back: haereret illa rei p. turpitudo: infixus haeret animo dolor: haerent infixi pectore voltūs, V.: in voltu patris, gaze upon, O.: cui omnia vaenum ire in animo haeserat, S.: neu quid intercinat, Quod non haereat apte, i. e. finds its place, H.— To keep near, keep close, join, attach oneself, follow: apud Thaidem, T.: haeret pede pes, V.: in tergo, pursue closely, L.— To remain fixed, abide, continue, keep at, stick to: hic haereo: hic terminus haeret, is fixed, V.: sedibus in isdem, adhere to his purpose, V.: in praetorum tribunalibus, loiter: ut boni quod habeat, id amplectar, ibi haeream: macula haesura, lasting, Iu.— To stick fast, be brought to a stand, be embarrassed, be perplexed, be at a loss, hesitate, be suspended, be retarded: haereo Quid faciam, T.: haerebat in tabulis publicis reus: in multis nominibus: physici cum haerent aliquo loco, etc.: haeret, an haec sit, O.: haeres Et dubitas, Iu.: Hectoris manu victoria Graiūm Haesit, i. e. was retarded, V.: vox faucibus haesit, V.: in hac difficultate rerum consilium haeret, L.* * *haerere, haesi, haesus Vstick, adhere, cling to; hesitate; be in difficulties (sticky situation?) -
2 haereo
haerĕo, haesi, haesum, 2, v. n. [etym. dub.], to hang or hold fast, to hang, stick, cleave, cling, adhere, be fixed, sit fast, remain close to any thing or in any manner (class. and very freq., esp. in the trop. sense; cf. pendeo); usually constr. with in, the simple abl. or absol., less freq. with dat., with ad, sub, ex, etc.I.Lit.:b.ut videamus, terra penitusne defixa sit, et quasi radicibus suis haereat, an media pendeat?
Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122; so,terra ima sede semper haeret,
id. Rep. 6, 18:linguam ad radices ejus haerens excipit stomachus,
id. N. D. 2, 54, 135:scalarum gradus male haerentes,
holding, adhering, id. Fam. 6, 7, 3; cf.:haerent parietibus scalae,
Verg. A. 2, 442:haerere in equo,
sit fast, keep his seat, Cic. Deiot. 10, 28;for which: nescit equo rudis Haerere ingenuus puer,
Hor. C. 3, 24, 55:male laxus In pede calceus haeret,
id. S. 1, 3, 32; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 144:haeret nonnumquam telum illud occultum,
id. 9, 2, 75:pugnus in mala haeret,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 17:haesitque in corpore ferrum,
Verg. A. 11, 864;for which: tergo volucres haesere sagittae,
id. ib. 12, 415; cf.:scindat haerentem coronam crinibus,
Hor. C. 1, 17, 27; and:haerentem capiti cum multa laude coronam,
id. S. 1, 10, 49:carinae,
Ov. M. 8, 144:alae,
id. ib. 12, 570:(fames) utero haeret meo,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 16:haeret pede pes,
Verg. A. 10, 361:ubi demisi retem atque hamum, quicquid haesit, extraho,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 45; cf.:os devoratum fauce cum haereret lupi,
Phaedr. 1, 8, 4; and:graves currus illuvie et voraginibus haerebant,
Curt. 8, 4:classis in vado haerebat,
id. 9, 19:haerentes adverso litore naves,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 205:gremioque in Jasonis haerens,
Ov. M. 7, 66; cf.:haeret in complexu liberorum,
Quint. 6, 1, 42;for which: Avidisque amplexibus haerent,
Ov. M. 7, 143;cupide in Veneris compagibus haerent,
Lucr. 4, 1113;for which: validis Veneris compagibus haerent,
id. 4, 1204; and:(anulus) caecis in eo (lapide) compagibus haesit,
id. 6, 1016:communibus inter se radicibus haerent,
id. 3, 325; 5, 554:foliis sub omnibus haerent (Somnia),
Verg. A. 6, 284:gladius intra vaginam suam haerens,
Quint. 8 praef. §15: ipse inter media tela hostium evasit. Duo turmae haesere,
i. e. failed to break through, Liv. 29, 33, 7:alii globo illati haerebant,
id. 22, 5, 5.—Prov.(α).Haerere in luto, i. e. to be in trouble, difficulty:(β).tali in luto haerere,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 66 (for [p. 838] which:nunc homo in medio luto est,
id. Ps. 4, 2, 28); cf. haesito, I.—In salebra: proclivi currit oratio: venit ad extremum: haeret in salebra, runs aground, i. e. is at a loss, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84.—In a like sense,Aqua haeret, the water (in the waterclock) stops; v. aqua.II.Trop.A.In gen., to hold fast, remain attached or fixed, to keep firm, adhere:B.improbis semper aliqui scrupus in animis haereat,
Cic. Rep. 3, 16; cf.:infixus animo haeret dolor,
id. Phil. 2, 26, 64:haerent infixi pectore vultus,
Verg. A. 4, 4:haerere in memoria,
Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 2; cf.:quae mihi in visceribus haerent,
i. e. firmly impressed upon my heart, memory, id. Att. 6, 1, 8; and:in medullis populi Romani ac visceribus haerere,
id. Phil. 1, 15, 36:mihi haeres in medullis,
id. Fam. 15, 16, 2:in omnium gentium sermonibus ac mentibus semper haerere,
id. Cat. 4, 10, 22:hi in oculis haerebunt,
i. e. will be always present, id. Phil. 13, 3, 5:in te omnis haeret culpa,
adheres, cleaves, Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 32:ut peccatum haereat, non in eo, qui monuerit, sed in eo, qui non obtemperarit,
Cic. Div. 1, 16, 30.—With dat.:potest hoc homini huic haerere peccatum?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 17:quod privatarum rerum dedecus non haeret infamiae (tuae)?
id. Cat. 1, 6, 13:in quo (Caelio) crimen non haerebat,
id. Cael. 7, 15:neque (possit) haerere in tam bona causa tam acerba injuria,
id. Fam. 6, 5, 2: cum ante illud facetum dictum emissum haerere debeat, quam cogitari potuisse videatur, must have hit (the figure being that of an arrow shot from the bow), id. de Or. 2, 54, 219: in quos incensos ira vitamque domini desperantes cum incidisset, haesit in iis poenis, quas, etc., fell into, incurred those penalties (the figure is that of a bird which is limed, caught), id. Mil. 21, 56:nec dubie repetundarum criminibus haerebant,
Tac. A. 4, 19: in hoc flexu quasi aetatis fama adolescentis paulum haesit ad metas, hung back, was caught (the figure being taken from the race-course), Cic. Cael. 31, 75;v. meta: neu quid medios intercinat actus, Quod non proposito conducat et haereat apte,
i. e. fits, suits, Hor. A. P. 195.—In partic.1.With the idea of nearness predominating, to keep near or close to a person, to join or attach one's self to, to follow (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):b.perfice hoc Precibus, pretio, ut haeream in parte aliqua tandem apud Thaidem,
may keep about her, Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 25; cf.:ego illum audivi in amorem haerere apud nescio quam fidicinam,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 7:haeres ad latus, omnia experiris,
Cat. 21, 6:Antorem comitem, qui missus ab Argis, Haeserat Evandro,
Verg. A. 10, 780:obtinenti Africam comes haeserat,
Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 2; Quint. 1, 2, 10:Curtius Nicia (grammaticus) haesit Cn. Pompeio et C. Memmio,
Suet. Gramm. 14.— Poet.:haeremus cuncti superis, temploque tacente Nil facimus non sponte deo,
cling to, depend on, Luc. 9, 573.—Hence,In a bad sense: in tergis, tergis, in tergo, to hang upon one's rear, i. e. to pursue closely:2.haerebit in tergis fugientium victor,
Curt. 4, 15 fin.:se cum exercitu tergis eorum haesurum,
Tac. H. 4, 19:Haerens in tergo Romanus,
Liv. 1, 14 11 Weissenb. (better than terga, the lect. vulg.).—With the idea of duration in time predominating, to remain fixed, to abide or continue anywhere, to keep at, stick to any thing (class.):3.metui, ne haereret hic (Athenis),
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 49:in obsidione castelli exigui,
Curt. 5, 3, 4:circa muros unius urbis,
id. 4, 4; cf.:circa libidines,
Suet. Aug. 71: volitare in foro, haerere in jure ac praetorum tribulibus, to go loitering or dangling about, Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 173: et siccis vultus in nubibus haerent, hang upon, i. e. remain long looking at, Luc. 4, 331; cf.:vultus, dum crederet, haesit,
id. 9, 1036:haerere in eadem commorarique sententia,
Cic. Or. 40, 137; cf.:mea ratio in dicendo haec esse solet, ut boni quod habeat, id amplectar, ibi habitem, ibi haeream,
id. de Or. 2, 72, 292:quonam modo ille in bonis haerebit et habitabit suis?
id. Or. 15, 49:equidem in libris haereo,
id. Att. 13, 40, 2; cf.:valde in scribendo haereo,
id. ib. 13, 39, 2:plurima sunt, nitidis maculam haesuram figentia rebus,
lasting, durable, Juv. 14, 2.—With the idea of hindrance to free motion predominating, to stick fast, be brought to a stand-still, to be embarrassed, perplexed, at a loss, to hesitate, to be suspended or retarded (class.).(α).Of persons:(β).haerebat nebulo: quo se verteret, non habebat,
Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 74; cf.:haerebat in tabulis publicis reus et accusator,
id. Clu. 31, 86:cogitate in his iniquitatibus unum haesisse Apollonium: ceteros profecto multos ex his incommodis pecunia se liberasse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 23:in multis nominibus,
id. N. D. 3, 24, 62:in media stultitia,
id. Tusc. 3, 28, 70; cf.:isti physici raro admodum, cum haerent aliquo loco, exclamant, abstrusa esse omnia, etc.,
id. Ac. 2, 5, 14:in quo etiam Democritus haeret,
id. Fin. 1, 6, 20:at in altero illo, inquit, haeres. Immo habeo tibi gratiam. Haererem enim, nisi tu me expedisses,
id. Pis. 30, 74:in ceteris subvenies, si me haerentem videbis,
id. Fin. 3, 4, 16:quid machiner? quid comminiscar? haereo,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 17; id. Merc. 3, 4, 15; 4, 3, 38; 24; cf.:aut quia non firmus rectum defendis et haeres,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 26:haesit circa formas litterarum (puer),
Quint. 1, 1, 21; cf. id. 1, 7, 35:haeres et dubitas,
Juv. 3, 135; 6, 281.—Of things:nunc homo in lutost. Nomen nescit: haeret haec res,
i. e. is perplexing, cannot be explained, Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 28; id. Amph. 2, 2, 182; id. Trin. 4, 2, 59; cf.: occisa est haec res;haeret hoc negotium,
id. Ps. 1, 5, 8:nec umquam tanta fuerit loquendi facultas, ut non titubet atque haereat, quotiens ab animo verba dissentiunt,
Quint. 12, 1, 29:Hectoris Aeneaeque manu victoria Graiūm Haesit,
i. e. was retarded, Verg. A. 11, 290; cf.:constitit hic bellum fortunaque Caesaris haesit,
Luc. 7, 547:cum in hac difficultate rerum consilium haereret,
Liv. 26, 36, 1. -
3 haesitō
haesitō āvī, ātus, āre, freq. [haereo], to stick fast, remain fixed: (eos) haesitantes premere, Cs.: in vadis, L.—Prov.: in eodem luto haesitare, i. e. to be exposed to the same danger, T.—Fig., to hesitate: linguā, stammer.—To be at a loss, hesitate, be irresolute: dubitant, haesitant: haesitans in maiorum institutis, not well versed in: ob eam causam, quod, etc.: inter spem et desperationem, Cu.* * *haesitare, haesitavi, haesitatus Vstick hesitate, be undecided; be stuck -
4 obhaeresco
ŏb-haeresco, haesi, 3, v. inch. n., to stick fast, remain stuck; in the tempp. perf., to be stuck fast, to cleave or adhere to a thing ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).I.Lit.:II.aurum stirpibus obhaerescit,
App. M. 6, p. 178, 19: ubi in medio nobis equosacer obhaesit Flumine, * Lucr. 4, 420: consurgenti ei primum lacinia obhaesit, * Suet. Ner. 19.— -
5 Sido
1.sīdo, sīdi, 3, v. n. [cf. sedeo; Gr. hizô], to seat one's self, sit down; to settle, alight ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose; usu. of things)I.In gen.:b.quaesitisque diu terris, ubi sidere detur,
Ov. M. 1, 307; cf.:(columbae) super arbore sidunt,
Verg. A. 6, 203:canes sidentes,
sitting down, Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 177.—Of things, to sink down, settle:II.sidebant campi (shortly after: subsidere saxa),
Lucr. 5, 493:nec membris incussam sidere cretam,
id. 3, 382; cf. Col. 12, 24, 2:in tepidā aquā gutta (balsami) sidens ad ima vasa,
Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 123:cummi in aquā sidit,
id. 12, 25, 54, § 121:cave lecticā sidat,
be set down, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 78:prius caelum sidet inferius mari, Quam, etc.,
Hor. Epod. 5, 79.—In partic., pregn.A.To sit or be set fast; to remain sitting, lying, or fixed:2.mare certis canalibus ita profundum, ut nullae ancorae sidant,
can hold, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 82:secures sidunt,
id. 16, 10, 19, § 47:tum queror, in toto non sidere pallia lecto,
remain lying, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 31.—Naut. t. t., of a vessel, to stick fast on shallows:B.veniat mea litore navis Servata, an mediis sidat onusta vadis,
Prop. 3, 14 (3, 6), 30; cf.:ubi eae (cymbae) siderent,
Liv. 26, 45; Quint. 12, 10, 37; Tac. A. 1, 70; 2, 6; Nep. Chabr. 4, 2.—To sink down, to sink out of sight.1.Lit.:2.non flebo in cineres arcem sidisse paternos Cadmi,
Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 37: sidentes in tabem spectat acervos, settling or melting down, Luc. 7, 791; cf. Stat. S. 5, 3, 199.—Trop.:2.vitia civitatis pessum suā mole sidentis,
sinking, Sen. Const. 2; cf.:sidentia imperii fundamenta,
Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 78:sidente paulatim metu,
Tac. H. 2, 15.Sido, ōnis, m., a chief of the Suevi about the middle of the first century, Tac. H. 3, 5; 3, 21; id. A. 12, 29 sq. -
6 sido
1.sīdo, sīdi, 3, v. n. [cf. sedeo; Gr. hizô], to seat one's self, sit down; to settle, alight ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose; usu. of things)I.In gen.:b.quaesitisque diu terris, ubi sidere detur,
Ov. M. 1, 307; cf.:(columbae) super arbore sidunt,
Verg. A. 6, 203:canes sidentes,
sitting down, Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 177.—Of things, to sink down, settle:II.sidebant campi (shortly after: subsidere saxa),
Lucr. 5, 493:nec membris incussam sidere cretam,
id. 3, 382; cf. Col. 12, 24, 2:in tepidā aquā gutta (balsami) sidens ad ima vasa,
Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 123:cummi in aquā sidit,
id. 12, 25, 54, § 121:cave lecticā sidat,
be set down, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 78:prius caelum sidet inferius mari, Quam, etc.,
Hor. Epod. 5, 79.—In partic., pregn.A.To sit or be set fast; to remain sitting, lying, or fixed:2.mare certis canalibus ita profundum, ut nullae ancorae sidant,
can hold, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 82:secures sidunt,
id. 16, 10, 19, § 47:tum queror, in toto non sidere pallia lecto,
remain lying, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 31.—Naut. t. t., of a vessel, to stick fast on shallows:B.veniat mea litore navis Servata, an mediis sidat onusta vadis,
Prop. 3, 14 (3, 6), 30; cf.:ubi eae (cymbae) siderent,
Liv. 26, 45; Quint. 12, 10, 37; Tac. A. 1, 70; 2, 6; Nep. Chabr. 4, 2.—To sink down, to sink out of sight.1.Lit.:2.non flebo in cineres arcem sidisse paternos Cadmi,
Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 37: sidentes in tabem spectat acervos, settling or melting down, Luc. 7, 791; cf. Stat. S. 5, 3, 199.—Trop.:2.vitia civitatis pessum suā mole sidentis,
sinking, Sen. Const. 2; cf.:sidentia imperii fundamenta,
Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 78:sidente paulatim metu,
Tac. H. 2, 15.Sido, ōnis, m., a chief of the Suevi about the middle of the first century, Tac. H. 3, 5; 3, 21; id. A. 12, 29 sq. -
7 in-haereō
in-haereō haesī, haesus, ere, to stick fast, cling, cleave, adhere, inhere: quorum linguae inhaererent: inhaesuro similis (canis), as if about to fasten on her, O.: dextram amplexus inhaesit, V.: animi, qui corporibus non inhaerent: constantior quam nova collibus arbor, H.: ad saxa inhaerentes: in visceribus: in rei naturā: quod (telum) inhaeserat illi, O.: umeris abeuntis, O.—Fig., to cling, adhere, engage deeply, be inherent, be closely connected: opinatio inhaerens: inhaeret in mentibus quoddam augurium: virtutes semper voluptatibus inhaerent: Voltibus tuis, gaze upon, O. -
8 inhaerēscō
inhaerēscō —, —, ere inch. [inhaereo], to stick fast, cleave, adhere: in sordibus: eminere ubi ignis hostium inhaeresceret, Cs.—Fig.: poëtae inhaerescunt penitus in mentibus.* * *inhaerescere, -, - Vbegin to adhere, become attached/embedded/glued together; become stuck/fixed -
9 adhersco
adherescere, adhesi, adhesus V INTRANSadhere tightly, stick fast -
10 obhaeresco
obhaerescere, obhaesi, - V INTRANSstick fast; adhere -
11 haesito
I.Lit. (rare;b.not in Cic.): ut, si eam paludem Romani perrumpere conarentur, haesitantes premerent ex loco superiore,
Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 2:ita in vadis haesitantis frumenti acervos sedisse illitos limo,
Liv. 2, 5, 3; Lucr. 6, 334; 5, 697.—Prov.:II.haesitare in eodem luto,
i. e. to be exposed to the same danger, Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 15.—Trop. (opp. firmness), to be uncertain, hesitating. *A. B.In mind, to be uncertain, undecided, to be at a loss, to hesitate (so most freq.; cf.:cunctor, moror, tardo): dubitant, haesitant, revocant se interdum,
Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52:cum haesitaret, cum teneretur, quaesivi, etc.,
id. Cat. 2, 6, 13:in novis rebus haesitare,
id. Ac. 2, 5, 15; cf.:Carbo ignarus legum, haesitans in majorum institutis,
not well versed in, id. de Or. 1, 10, 40:num in eo, qui sint hi testes, haesitatis? id. Fragm. Or. p. Corn. 2, p. 453 Orell.: haesitavit ob eam causam, quod nesciret,
id. de Or. 1, 51, 220; id. Fin. 2, 6, 18:itaque non haesitans respondebo,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 4:ubi ad pecuniae mentionem ventum erat, haesitabat,
Liv. 44, 25, 9:ut deliberare, non haesitare videamur,
Quint. 10, 7, 22.— Impers. pass.:de mutando rei publicae statu haesitatum erat,
Suet. Claud. 11. -
12 inhaeresco
I.Lit.:II.in sordibus aurium, tamquam in visco,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144:ne quid emineret ubi ignis hostium inhaeresceret,
Caes. B. C. 2, 9:sucus villis,
Plin. 12, 17, 37, § 74. —Trop.:poëtae inhaerescunt penitus in mentibus,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 3. -
13 obhaereo
ŏb-haerĕo, ēre, v. n., to stick fast to a thing:navis obhaerens vado,
Suet. Tib. 2:ne qui forte obhaereant ac resistant,
Lact. Opif. D. 11. -
14 adhaeresco
ăd-haeresco, haesi, haesum, 3, v. inch. [adhaereo], to cleave or stick to, to adhere, lit. and trop. (in the trop. sense almost exclusively belonging to Cic.).I.Lit., constr. with ad, in, and abl. or ubi:II.tragula ad turrim,
Caes. B. G. 5, 46:ne quid emineret, ubi ignis adhaeresceret,
id. B. C. 2, 9: tamquam in quodam incili, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5: si potes in his locis adhaerescere, if you can stick (i. e. stay or sojourn) in such places, id. Att. 4, 4: in me omnia conjurationis nefaria tela adhaeserunt, Auct. Or. pro Dom. 24; cf. ib. 5;ad quamcunque disciplinam, tamquam ad saxum, adhaerescunt,
Cic. Ac. 2, 3: argumentum ratio ipsa confirmat, quae simul atque emissa est, adhaerescit, sc. ad mentem, sticks fast to, is fastened upon the memory (the figure is derived from missiles), id. de Or. 2, 53.—With dat.: justitiae honestatique, to be attached or devoted to, Cic. Off. 1, 24.—And absol.:oratio ita libere fluebat, ut numquam adhaeresceret,
never was at a stand, faltered, Cic. Brut. 79; cf. ib. 93 (v. haereo): adhaerescere ad columnam (sc. Maeniam); sarcastically, to remain fixed at the debtor's columns, i. e. to be punished as a fraudulent debtor, Cic. Sest. 8, 18; cf. Liv. 5, 47.—Fig., to correspond to, to accord with, to fit to or suit:si non omnia, quae praeponerentur a me ad omnium vestrūm studium, adhaerescerent,
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15 inhaereo
inhaerere, inhaesi, inhaesus Vstick/hold fast/to, cling, adhere, fasten on; haunt, dwell in; get teeth in
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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
fast — 1. adjective 1 MOVING QUICKLY a) moving or travelling quickly: Burell is the fastest runner in the world. | The first pitch was fast and hard. b) able to travel or move very quickly: a fast car. | The horse was fast but not a good jumper. 2 IN A… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Stick Cricket — is an Adobe Flash cricket game website. The game was developed originally by Cann Creative, a company from Sydney, Australia. Cann Creative later partnered with Advergamer, a company from London, England to further develop Stick Cricket into an… … Wikipedia
Fast and Loose (con game) — Fast and Loose is a cheating game played at fairs by sharpers. Also known as Pricking the Garter (Renaissance), The Strap (1930 con man argot), and The Old Army Game (World War II). In older periods, the leather or cloth webbing garters that men… … Wikipedia
Stick — Stick, v. i. 1. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. [1913 Webster] The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To remain where placed; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stick — [n] pole, often wooden bar, bat, baton, billet, birch, bludgeon, board, branch, cane, club, cudgel, drumstick, ferrule, ingot, mast, rod, rule, ruler, shoot, slab, slat, staff, stake, stalk, stave, stem, strip, switch, timber, twig, wand, wedge;… … New thesaurus