US /stʌk/
adj noun verb Freq #1069

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Unable to move from a place or position.

    My car got stuck in the mud.

  2. 2
    adj

    Unable to continue with a task because it is too difficult.

    I'm stuck on this question in the test.

  3. 3
    adj

    Forced to stay in an unpleasant place or situation.

    We were stuck at the airport for six hours.

  4. 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.

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