big, long
little, short
thick, thin

bundle
pile

carry, hold, wield
brandish, wave
A mob came over the hill yelling and brandishing sticks.

throw

just, simply
He simply stuck a pin in at random among the names of candidates.

in, into, on, onto, through
He stuck the note through her letter box. (BrE)
He stuck the note through her mail slot. (AmE)

close, closely
rigidly, slavishly, strictly
What is the point of sticking slavishly to the rules?

doggedly, firmly, resolutely, stubbornly
She simply made a decision and resolutely stuck to it.

tend to
I tended to stick to tried and tested techniques.

decide to
be determined to

Stick is used with these nouns as the subject:
nickname, word, zip

Stick is used with these nouns as the object:
finger, head, knife, needle, stamp