stick (EN)
zelfstandig naamwoord, werkwoord

zelfstandig naamwoord “stick”

sg. stick, pl. sticks or uncountable
  1. stok
    He used a long stick to poke the campfire.
  2. wandelstok
    Grandma always takes her stick with her when she goes for a walk in the park.
  3. wapenstok
    The officer pulled out his stick when he saw the crowd getting unruly.
  4. pakje (boter of margarine)
    For the cookies, you'll need to melt a whole stick of margarine.
  5. kauwgompje
    I bought a pack of mint gum, but I'll only need one stick for now.
  6. iets om een stok gewikkeld
    At the fair, I treated myself to a stick of delicious caramel apples.
  7. auto met handgeschakelde versnellingsbak (in de VS)
    Learning to drive stick is a useful skill, even though automatic cars are more common now.
  8. joystick
    He quickly moved the stick to the left to avoid crashing his spaceship in the game.
  9. geheugenstick
    I transferred all my project files onto a stick to easily share them with my team.
  10. sportstok (voor het controleren van een bal of puck)
    He skillfully maneuvered the puck towards the goal with his hockey stick.
  11. zweepje (in paardenraces)
    During the race, the jockey used his stick to encourage his horse to run faster.
  12. plank (in boardsporten zoals een surfplank of skateboard)
    He waxed his stick carefully before hitting the waves.
  13. vlaggenstok (in golf)
    She aimed carefully, hoping to get her ball close to the stick on the green.
  14. dun persoon
    Despite her athletic prowess, the other girls cruelly called her a stick because of her slender frame.
  15. stijl (in timmerwerk)
    In assembling the cabinet door, he carefully measured and cut the sticks before joining them with the horizontal pieces.
  16. plank
    We bought several sticks at the lumberyard to frame the new wall in our kitchen.
  17. propeller (in militair jargon uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog)
    After the engine failure, the pilot sadly remarked that the stick wasn't spinning anymore.
  18. plakkerigheid
    The stick of the gum to the bottom of the table was so strong that it took me an hour to scrape it off.

werkwoord “stick”

stick; he sticks; past stuck, part. stuck; ger. sticking
  1. blijven plakken
    The label stuck to the jar even after washing it.
  2. vastplakken
    She stuck the poster to the wall with double-sided tape.
  3. vastlopen
    The key in the lock stuck and wouldn't turn anymore.
  4. volhouden (bij "to stick with")
    She decided to stick with her old car, despite its many issues, because she couldn't afford a new one.
  5. blijven hangen
    Despite the years, the habit of waking up early stuck with her.
  6. trouw blijven
    Even when things got tough, she stuck to her friends, never wavering in her support.
  7. neerzetten
    It's fine, just stick the backpack in the corner.
  8. steken
    She stuck the needle into the fabric to start sewing.