Associations to the word «Stickle»

STICKLE, verb. (obsolete) To act as referee or arbiter; to mediate.

STICKLE, verb. (now rare) To argue or struggle for.

STICKLE, verb. To raise objections; to argue stubbornly, especially over minor or trivial matters.

STICKLE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease, as disputants.

STICKLE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To intervene in; to stop, or put an end to, by intervening.

STICKLE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To separate combatants by intervening.

STICKLE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To contend, contest, or altercate, especially in a pertinacious manner on insufficient grounds.

STICKLE, noun. (UK) (dialect) A shallow rapid in a river.

STICKLE, noun. (UK) (dialect) The current below a waterfall.

STICKLE, verb. Dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points).