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Meanings of stick in English
Catalan
joystick Spanish
palanca de mando A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane.
Usage of stick in English
1
Jebb says she uses a carrot-and-stick approach with companies to encourage change.
2
At that point you get the stick out and say: 'I'm sorry.
3
But the government has said it will stick to its original order.
4
The governor was obdurate in his decision to stick in the race.
5
Social distancing measures might stick around for a year, according to scientists.
6
Try as best as possible to stick with your initial audit plan.
7
The bow-string holding the stick made it whirl in the hole beneath.
8
On Wednesday, he said that central banks' should stick to their role.
9
Our plan is working: we must stick to it, added the Minister.
10
Now thou payest for the stick in the hand of the overseers.
11
They are the stick in the spinning wheel of the modern marketplace.
12
The official said the city would stick with its current housing policies.
13
For any point on the meter stick the following is true: Where?
14
They used the whip and the rattan stick; and twisted his nose.
15
Though finally this year, Emma had managed to stick with her resolution.
16
But Beijing's carrot-and-stick policies and a complicated voting system favoured pro-Beijing politicians.
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Translations for stick
Catalan
Stick through the time
Stick across language varieties
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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