TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
stick at, v.i. 1 To stick at doing sth., loiceadh roimh rud. He sticks at nothing, níl scrupall ar bith ann. 2 To stick at a task for six hours, fanacht i gceann oibre gan stad ar feadh sé huaire an chloig.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He lunged at me with his walking-stick, thug sé amas dá bhata siúil orm.
They looked at one another like stuck pigs, bhí scéin an bhainbh dhóite iontu ag breathnú ar a chéile.
To poke at sth. with a stick, bheith ag priocadh ruda le maide.
To stick at trifles, mórán a dhéanamh de bheagán.
To wipe at s.o. with a stick, buille de mhaide a tharraingt ar dhuine.