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unable to move, or set in a particular position, place, or way of thinking: This door seems to be stuck - can you help me push it open? stuck in Seven of us were stuck in the elevator for over an hour. I hate being stuck (= having to be) behind a desk - I'd rather work outside. Synonyms.
verb. the past tense and past participle of stick 2. adjective. informal. baffled or nonplussed. slang. foll by on keen (on) or infatuated (with) get stuck in or get stuck intoinformal. to perform (a task) with determination. to attack (a person) verbally or physically. Discover More. Other Words From. self -stuck adjective. Discover More.
Stuck describes something that's frozen or fixed in one place and can't be moved. If your foot gets stuck in the mud, it means you can't get your foot out of its messy trap. The lid of a jar can be stuck, and your car can get stuck in traffic; either way, the thing that's stuck isn't going anywhere.
to have to deal with someone or something unpleasant because no one else wants to: Whenever we eat out, I always get stuck with the bill. stuck. uk / stʌk / us. past of stick. (Definition of stuck from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of stuck. in Chinese (Traditional) （stick的過去式及過去分詞）, 動不了的, 固定的…
4 days ago · Definition of 'stuck' Word Frequency. stuck. (stʌk ) 1. Stuck is the past tense and past participle of stick 2 . 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If something is stuck in a particular position, it is fixed tightly in this position and is unable to move . He said his car had got stuck in the snow. She had got something stuck between her teeth.
stuck (on something) unable to answer or understand something. I got stuck on the first question. I'll help you if you're stuck. stuck (for something) not knowing what to do in a particular situation. If you're stuck for something to do tonight, come out with us. I've never known him to be stuck for words before.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stuck1 /stʌk/ the past tense and past participle of stick 1 stuck2 adjective [ not before noun] 1 impossible or unable to move from a particular position Sara tried to open the window but it was stuck. They got stuck in a traffic jam. stuck in The boat was stuck in the mud.
