Meaning

• An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

• Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.

  "Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick."

• Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.

• A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.

• A stick-like item:

• Ability; specifically:

• A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.)

• Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.

• A measure.

Meaning

• To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

• To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.

  "to stick type"

• To furnish or set with sticks.