stik

From the verb stikke (“jab, stab”).

stik n (singular definite stikket, plural indefinite stik)

1. a stab or jab
2. an electrical plug

   Træk stikket ud af stikkontakten.

   Pull the plug out of the socket.

3. (card games) a trick

   Han tog det sidste stik med et trumfkort.

   He took the last trick with a trump card.

4. a hitch (knot used to fasten a rope to a rigid object)

From German Low German Stick (“pole, post”).

stik

1. exactly in the direction indicated; directly, straight

   stik mod alle mine forventninger

   against all my expectations

2. (as an adjective, uncommon) direct, sharp

Most often used to indicate that the outcome of any given situation was the polar opposite of what one had expected.

stik

1. imperative of stikke

• “stik” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “stik” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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• Rhymes: -ɪk
• IPA^(key): /stɪk/

stik

1. inflection of stikken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

stik

1. (Netherlands, minced oath) drat, darn; Used as an expression of frustration, if something doesn't work out as expected. It is a rather innocent, child-friendly curse.

   Stik, alweer ernaast!

   Drat, missed again!

• kist

• steik (Nonstandard but common in Indonesian)

Borrowed from English steak

• IPA^(key): /ˈstik/ [ˈst̪iʔ]

stik (Jawi spelling ستيک, plural stik-stik or stik²)

1. steak

   Synonym: bistik (Standard Indonesian, Indonesian Malay)

• "stik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

stik (plural stikkes)

1. alternative form of stikke

From English the sticks.

stik

1. bush; rainforest

From Middle Dutch stic, variant of stuc, from Old Dutch *stukki, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją.

stik n (plural stikn, diminutive stiksje)

1. part
2. piece, fragment, component

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stik n (plural stikken, diminutive stikje)

1. part
2. piece, fragment, component
3. performance, play, number

   Richard III is in stik fan William Shakespeare.

   Richard III is a play by Shakespeare.

• “stik (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011