Stick, sticks or the stick may refer to:

Thin elongated objects

Twig A twig is a thin, often short, branch of a tree or Bush (plant), bush. The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away. The color, texture, and patterning of the t ...

branch A branch, also called a ramus in botany, is a stem that grows off from another stem, or when structures like veins in leaves are divided into smaller veins. History and etymology In Old English, there are numerous words for branch, includ ...

Walking stick A walking stick (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture. Some designs also serve as a fashion acces ...

, a device to facilitate balancing while walking *

Shepherd's crook A shepherd's crook is a long and sturdy stick with a hook at one end, often with the point flared outwards, used by a shepherd to manage and sometimes catch sheep. In addition, the crook may aid in defending against attack by predators. Wh ...

* Shillelagh * Swagger stick * Digging stick * Swizzle stick, used to stir drinks

Sports

* Bandy stick, used in bandy * Cue stick, used in pool, snooker and carom billiards * Hockey stick, used in hockey ** Field hockey stick ** Ice hockey stick *

Lacrosse stick A lacrosse stick or crosse is used to play the sport of lacrosse. Players use the lacrosse stick to handle the lacrosse ball, ball and to strike or "check" opposing players' sticks, causing them to drop the ball. The head of a lacrosse stick is rou ...

, used in lacrosse * The weapon used in stick-fighting * The rods, called "the sticks" used to measure distance by the chain crew in American football

Music

* Drum stick, used to strike drums * Part of a bow used to play a string instrument * Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument in the guitar family * Percussion stick, a struck percussion instrument * '' Led Zeppelin IV'', a 1971 album sometimes referred to as ''Sticks'' * ''The Sticks'' (album), a 2012 album by Canadian band Mother Mother * ''Sticks'', a 2019 EP by Bish included within the album '' Carrots and Sticks'' * "The Sticks", a track from the 1966 Cannonball Adderley Quintet album '' Cannonball in Japan'' * " Stick (song), a song from the 2022 Dreamville album '' D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape''

Transportation

* Stick or stick shift, an automobile's

manual transmission A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canadian English, Canada, British English, the United Kingdom and American English, the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed ...

Gear stick A gear stick (rarely spelled ''gearstick''), gear lever (both UK English), gearshift or shifter (both U.S. English), more formally known as a transmission lever, is a metal lever attached to the transmission of an automobile. The term ''gear s ...

, used in a manual transmission-equipped automobile to change gears * Control or

centre stick A centre stick (or center stick in the United States), or simply control stick, is an aircraft cockpit arrangement where the control column (or joystick) is located in the center of the cockpit either between the pilot's legs or between the pil ...

, an aircraft cockpit arrangement

Geography

Boondocks The boondocks is an American expression from the Tagalog (Filipino) word ''bundók'' ("mountain"). It originally referred to a remote rural area, but now, is often applied to an out-of-the-way area considered backward and unsophisticated by c ...

, also called "the sticks", a remote area *

Candlestick Park Candlestick Park was an outdoor stadium located in the Bayview-Hunters Point, Hunters Point area of San Francisco, California, United States. It was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 S ...

, a defunct stadium in San Francisco, nicknamed "The Stick"

Fiction

Stick (comics) Stick, also known as Sadhan, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a blind sensei and leader of the Chaste (Marvel Comics), Chaste who trained Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Matt Murdock and Elekt ...

, the teacher of Daredevil and Elektra in Marvel Comics * ''Stick'' (novel), a 1983 novel by

Elmore Leonard Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". His earliest no ...

* "Sticks" (short story), a 1974 short story by Karl Edward Wagner

Film, TV and entertainment

* ''Sticks'' (film), a 2001 film starring Justina Machado and Lillo Brancato * ''Stick'' (film), a 1985 Burt Reynolds film * ''The Stick'', a 1987 film directed by Darrell Roodt * ''Stick'' (TV series), a 2025 sports comedy TV series *

, a Marvel Comics character * Stick Stickly, a Nickelodeon character * Stick Bernard, protagonist of the anime series '' Genesis Climber MOSPEADA'' * Sticks the Badger, a character from the 2014 TV series ''Sonic Boom'' * "Stick" (''Daredevil''), an episode from the TV series

People

* Stick Elliott (1934–1980), American stock car driver * Stephen Kernahan (born 1963), Australian footballer nicknamed "Sticks" * Gene Michael (1938–2017), American baseball player nicknamed "Stick" * Norm Provan (1932–2021), Australian former rugby league footballer and coach nicknamed "Sticks" * Easton Stick (born 1995), American football quarterback * Jan Stick, 21st century Canadian politician * Josh Stick (born 1980), New Zealand former footballer * Leonard Stick (1892–1979), Canadian politician * Mzwandile Stick (born 1984), South African rugby union player and coach * LeJerald Betters (born 1988), American sprinter nicknamed "Sticks"

Food

* Pretzel sticks, pub snacks * Breadstick, dry baked bread * Fish sticks, processed food * Crab stick, seafood * Mozzarella sticks, hors d'oeuvre * Musk stick, confection * Cinnamon sticks, spice * Popsicle stick, to hold ice pops (among other uses)

Other uses

* Stick (punishment), a rod used for corporal punishment * Stick (unit), several units of measurement * Stick, a British slang term for abuse, insult, or denigration * A group of

paratrooper A paratrooper or military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually as part of a large airborne forces unit. Traditionally paratroopers fight only as light infa ...

s in a single aircraft * A group of soldiers corresponding to a section