This is the difficulty that sticks with the most reasonable.
Swift.
To stick by. (a) To adhere closely to; to be firm in supporting. "We
are your only friends; stick by us, and we will stick by you."
Davenant. (b) To be troublesome by adhering. "I am satisfied to trifle
away my time, rather than let it stick by me." Pope. -- To stick out.
(a) To project; to be prominent. "His bones that were not seen stick
out." Job xxxiii. 21. (b) To persevere in a purpose; to hold out; as,
the garrison stuck out until relieved. [Colloq.] -- To stick to, to be
persevering in holding to; as, to stick to a party or cause. "The
advantage will be on our side if we stick to its essentials." Addison.
-- To stick up, to stand erect; as, his hair sticks up. -- To stick up
for, to assert and defend; as, to stick up for one's rights or for a
friend. [Colloq.] -- To stick upon, to dwell upon; not to forsake. "If
the matter be knotty, the mind must stop and buckle to it, and stick
upon it with labor and thought." Locke.
Stick"ed (?), obs. imp. of Stick. Stuck.
And in the sand her ship sticked so fast.
Chaucer.
They sticked not to give their bodies to be burnt.
Sir T. Browne.
Stick"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.
2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses.
[Colloq.] Tackeray.
3. (Mus.) In the organ, a small wooden rod which connects (in part) a
key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by pushing.