Stick 493359 225720273 2008-07-15T02:00:49Z Discospinster 82432 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/76.24.108.49|76.24.108.49]] to last version by Lights (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) A '''stick''' generally refers to a long, slender piece of wood, usually a [[branch]] from a tree without the leaves that may be refined. '''Stick''' may refer to: *[[Floorballstick]], a small plasic or carbon stick, with a blade, used in [[floorball]] *[[Chopsticks]], an eating utensil *[[Switch (rod)|Rod]], [[cane]], or [[hickory stick]], disciplinary implements *[[Pointing stick]], an indicator *[[Swagger stick]], a formal attribute *[[Club (weapon)]] or [[staff (stick)]], weapons *[[Tally sticks]], a marking medium *[[Walking stick]], a mobility aid *[[Fire stick]], a stick for making fire In '''objects of similar shape''': * A stick of [[dynamite]] * [[Joystick]], the control column in an aircraft [[cockpit]], or a computer game controller * [[Prayer stick]] * [[Polo stick]], [[hockey stick]], [[lacrosse stick]], etc. in sports * [[Memory stick]], a device for storing digital information * [[Manual transmission|Stick shift]], automobile transmission '''The sticks''' may refer to: *The [[boondocks]], a remote area, or a city or town that is considered unsophisticated '''Stick''' may also refer to: *[[Adhesion]] * [[Stick (unit)]], an ancient unit of length (2 inch ≈ 5 cm), cfr. in [[yard]] * [[Silver Stick]] and [[Gold Stick]], certain functions named after a ceremonial attribute * [[Stick (comics)]], a character in Marvel Comics, predominantly Daredevil * [[Stick-Eastlake]], a type of Victorian architecture * [[Stick (film)|''Stick'' (film)]], a movie featuring Burt Reynolds and music by Anne Murray In '''nicknames''': * ''Sticks'' for the Led Zeppelin album ''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]'' * Sticks for [[Stephen Kernahan]], former Australian rules football champion with the Carlton Football Club * Stick for [[Gene Michael]], former baseball infielder and manager * [[Candlestick Park]], the home stadium of the [[San Francisco 49ers]], now known as Monster Park * Sticks is [[Jaina Solo|Jaina Solo's]] Nickname while she is in [[Rogue Squadron]] from Starwars In '''music''': * [[Clapstick]], a musical instrument that traditionally accompanies the didgeridoo * [[Chapman Stick]], a musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s In the '''military''': * A cluster of [[bomb]]s * A group of (generally) 12 [[paratrooper]]s ==See also== * [[Poohsticks]], a game * [[Styx (disambiguation)]] * [[Stick insect]] or "walking stick", an insect * [[Stick figure]], also known as a stick man * [[Stick Cricket]], an online game * The Sticks, [[Hiberno-English]] slang for the countryside * [[Sticky]] * [[Centre stick]], a cockpit arrangement with the control column located centrally * [[Side-stick]], a cockpit arrangement with the control column located at the side * [[The Sticks]], an Australian band {{disambig}} [[de:Stick]] [[es:Stick]] [[fr:Stick]] [[it:Stick]] [[nl:Stick]] [[pl:Kij]] [[ru:Палка]] [[simple:Stick]] [[sv:Stick]]