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stick your neck out — to do or say something you think is important even though it may have bad results He s not afraid to stick his neck out to help people he thinks are being mistreated. I respect my boss because she will stick her neck out against unfair policies … Useful english dictionary
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
stick together — verb be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble (Freq. 1) The two families stuck together throughout the war • Syn: ↑stay together • Hypernyms: ↑stay, ↑remain, ↑rest … Useful english dictionary
out — 1 /aUt/ adverb, adjective (adv only after verb, adj not before noun) 1 NOT INSIDE STH from the inside of something: She opened the envelope and took the letter out. (+ of): The diary must have fallen out of her pocket. | Someone has torn the last … 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
stick — [stik] n. [ME stikke < OE sticca, akin to Du stek, ON stik < IE base * steig , a point > STAKE, Frank * stakka, Gr stigma, L instigare, INSTIGATE] 1. a long, usually slender piece of wood; specif., a) a twig or small branch broken off or … English World dictionary
Out Run — Arcade flyer for Out Run featuring the in game map. Developer(s) Sega AM2 Publisher(s) … Wikipedia
Stick It — Infobox Film name = Stick It image size = caption = Film poster director = Jessica Bendinger producer = Gail Lyon writer = Jessica Bendinger narrator = Missy Peregrym starring = Missy Peregrym Jeff Bridges music = Mike Simpson cinematography =… … Wikipedia
Against the Odds — infobox Book | name = Against the Odds title orig = translator = image caption = author = Elizabeth Moon illustrator = cover artist = Gary Ruddell country = United States language = English series = Familias Regnant genre = Space opera, Military… … Wikipedia
stick up — verb 1. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat • Syn: ↑hold up • Derivationally related forms: ↑stickup, ↑holdup (for: ↑hold up) • Topics: ↑crime … Useful english dictionary
stick up for — verb To defend or protect. You really need to stick up for yourself against that bully. Syn: give as good as one gets, go to bat for, stick ones neck out for … Wiktionary
