# sticks

Pronunciation: say "STIKS" /stɪks/

## Noun

1. Plural of stick. — plural of stick
   - Simple: Plural of stick. Use this form when talking about more than one stick.
   - _Workers stacked the bundled sticks beside the woodshed._
   - _The trail was littered with broken sticks after the storm._
3. Remote rural country, especially wooded backcountry: any region far from towns and cities, named dismissively. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The faraway country, far from any town, said in a joking or rude way.
   - _He complained about being posted to the sticks with no decent coffee for miles._
   - _Their cabin sat deep in the sticks, well past the last paved road._
4. Hurdles or other obstacles for horses to jump over during a race.
   - Simple: The hurdles or fences that horses must jump over in a race.
   - _The mare met every one of the sticks perfectly and won by four lengths._
   - _A loose horse refused at the sticks and brought down the leader._
5. A slang term for crutches, used especially by people who have relied on them for a long time. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A slang word for crutches, the supports that help a hurt person walk.
   - _He propped his sticks against the wall and lowered himself into the chair._
   - _By her tenth year on sticks, she could move faster than most people on foot._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of stick. — third-person singular simple present indicative of stick
   - Simple: The form of stick used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The gum sticks stubbornly to the bottom of the shoe._
   - _She rarely backs down once she sticks to a decision._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sticks (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).