Stick
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
How words are described
| good | good stick | good take |
| long | long stick | long take |
| similar | similar stick | similar take |
| complete | complete stick | complete take |
| Other adjectives: original, single, actual, massive, large, big, great, huge, little, famous, new, last, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Be Honest: Business depends on everyone being able to take for granted that almost everyone else will stick to the rules close enough for cheating not to be a danger
Source: Systems Of Survival -
In the stick figure Filler Strips, Torg eventually gets fed up with Pete doing them to take a vacation and does his best to force him to make an effort to draw them anyway.
Source: Rage Against the Author - However, using the right stick means you aim, and then take your right thumb off the right stick to fire while the target is moving (and occassionally teleporting a few steps forward).
Source: So Bad Its Good / Video Games
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