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stick
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Threat of a penalty WordNet 3.0
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Threat of a penalty WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward. Compare carrot.). Wiktionary
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The policy so far is all stick and no carrot WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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punishment
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stick
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stick

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