ALL meanings of short end of the stick
stick
S s - noun short end of the stick a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off. 1
- noun short end of the stick a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 1
- noun short end of the stick a long piece of wood for use as fuel, in carpentry, etc. 1
- noun short end of the stick a rod or wand. 1
- noun short end of the stick a baton. 1
- noun short end of the stick Chiefly British. a walking stick or cane. 1
- noun short end of the stick a club or cudgel. 1
- noun short end of the stick something that serves to goad or coerce: The threat of unemployment was the stick that kept the workers toiling overtime. Compare carrot (def 3). 1
- noun short end of the stick a long, slender piece or part of anything: a stick of candy; sticks of celery. 1
- noun short end of the stick any of four equal parts in a pound of butter or margarine. 1
- noun short end of the stick Sports. an implement used to drive or propel a ball or puck, as a crosse or a hockey stick. 1
- noun short end of the stick Aeronautics. a lever, usually with a handle, by which the longitudinal and lateral motions of an airplane are controlled. 1
- noun short end of the stick Nautical. a mast or spar. 1
- noun short end of the stick Printing. composing stick. 1
- noun short end of the stick the sticks, Informal. any region distant from cities or towns, as rural districts; the country: Having lived in a large city all his life, he found it hard to adjust to the sticks. 1
- noun short end of the stick Military. a group of bombs so arranged as to be released in a row across a target. the bomb load. 1
- noun short end of the stick Informal. stick shift. 1
- noun short end of the stick Slang. a marijuana cigarette. 1
- noun short end of the stick Informal. an unenthusiastic or uninteresting person. 1
- noun short end of the stick Informal. a portion of liquor, as brandy, added to a nonalcoholic drink. 1
- verb with object short end of the stick to furnish (a plant, vine, etc.) with a stick or sticks in order to prop or support. 1
- verb with object short end of the stick Printing. to set (type) in a composing stick. 1
- idioms short end of the stick short / dirty end of the stick, Slang. the least desirable assignment, decision, or part of an arrangement. 1