stuck B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /stʌk/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like stock /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/ Freq #1069 Meanings 1 adj Unable to move from a place or position. My car got stuck in the mud. 2 adj Unable to continue with a task because it is too difficult. I'm stuck on this question in the test. 3 adj Forced to stay in an unpleasant place or situation. We were stuck at the airport for six hours. 4 verb Past tense and past participle of "stick". She stuck the photo on the wall with tape. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unable to move from a place... fixedimmovable Word family Derived forms hardstuckhomestuckpermastuckstuck-upstuckholderstuckismstuckiststucknessunstuck Etymology German surname, from the noun Stück (“portion, piece”). Compare Stueck. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stuck **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /stʌk/ **Frequency rank:** 1069 ## Meanings 1. Unable to move from a place or position. 2. Unable to continue with a task because it is too difficult. 3. Forced to stay in an unpleasant place or situation. 4. Past tense and past participle of "stick". ## Examples - My car got stuck in the mud. - I'm stuck on this question in the test. - We were stuck at the airport for six hours. - She stuck the photo on the wall with tape. ## Derived Forms - hardstuck - homestuck - permastuck - stuck-up - stuckholder - stuckism - stuckist - stuckness - unstuck ## Etymology German surname, from the noun Stück (“portion, piece”). Compare Stueck. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown