1 to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!
az: batırmaq, sancmaq
ru: втыкать
2 (of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.
az: sancılmaq
ru: протыкать; вонзать(ся)
3 to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.
az: yapış(dır)maq
ru: наклеивать; приклеивать(ся)
4 to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.
az: sancmaq, batırmaq
ru: застревать
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get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
stick2 [stik] noun
1 a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.
az: çubuq
ru: вет(оч)ка; прут
2 a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.
az: əl ağacı
ru: палочка; трость;клюшка; подсвечник
3 a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.
az: saplaq
ru: стебель
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English-Azerbaijani dictionary