stick [stɪk]
noun
1 (length of wood) (trozo (m) de) madera (f); (shaped) palo (m); vara (f); (as weapon) palo (m); porra (f); (walking stick) bastón (m); (Aer) (joystick) palanca (f) de mando; (Hockey) (Ice) etc palo (m) (drumstick) palillo (m); (Mús) (baton) batuta (f)
stick of furniture mueble (m)
to give sb the stick take the stick to sb dar palo a algn
to use or wield the big stick amenazar con el garrote
policy of the big stick política (f) de la mano dura
policy of the stick and carrot política (f) de incentivos y amenazas
a stick to beat sb with un arma con la que atacar a algn
2 [of wax, gum, shaving soap] barra (f); [of celery] rama (f); [of dynamite] cartucho (m); [of bombs] grupo (m)
3 especially (Britain) (criticism)
the critics gave him a lot of stick los críticos le dieron una buena paliza (informal); to get or take a lot of stick recibir una buena paliza (informal); tener que aguantar mucho