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Entry Definition
s/he props something belonging to h/ open with stick
kettle stick (stick positioned in ground at angle so that cooking pot can be suspended from it over a fire)
kettle stick (stick positioned in ground at angle so that cooking pot can be suspended from it over a fire)
s/he braces h/ or props h/ up with stick
brace, prop, support stick; stick positioned in ground at angle so that cooking pot can be suspended from it over fire
s/he braces it or props it up (e.g., a wall) with stick
s/he braces or props up something belonging to h/ using stick or stick-like object
(laundry) stick used to poke clothes down into boiling water to keep them submerged
s/he places or uses so many sticks; s/he cuts so many trees or branches; (basketmaking) s/he puts on so many hoops
s/he prods h/ with stick; s/he goads h/ (animal)
s/he prods it with stick
s/he puts corn cobs on sticks to dry
skewer; stick to string fish on
stick for hanging something on; skewer, spit
s/he shakes finger at it, shakes stick at it; s/he shakes it (something stick-like)
stick, pole
s/he hits it with stick
(animate; tree, Hammamelis virginiana) witch hazel; (animate) hardwood tree (of any species); (inanimate) hard stick
toasting stick (e.g., for marshmallows)
(wood, board, stick) it is broken in two
measuring stick, ruler, yardstick, etc.