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stick

 
/stɪk/ n [C] (THIN PIECE)

Definition

a thin piece of wood: The campers collected sticks to start a fire. A stick is also a long, thin handle with a specially shaped end, used esp. to play hockey and lacrosse. A stick can also be a long, thin piece of something: sticks of dynamite a stick of chewing gum
(Definition of stick n (THIN PIECE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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