stuck

B1
US /stʌk/
adj noun verb Freq #1069

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    caught or fixed

    stuck in the mud

  2. 2
    adj

    baffled

    this problem has me completely stuck

  3. 3
    adj

    Unable to move.

    Can you shift this gate? I think it’s stuck.

  4. 4
    adj

    Unable to progress with a task.

    I’m totally stuck on this question in the test.

  5. 5
    adj

    No longer functioning, frozen up, frozen.

    There are several ways to close a stuck program.

  6. 6
    noun

    A thrust, especially with a lance or sword.

    If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, / Our purpose may hold there.

  7. 7
    verb

    simple past and past participle of stick (archaic sticked)

  8. 8
    adj

    In the situation of having no money.

Etymology

German surname, from the noun Stück (“portion, piece”). Compare Stueck.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · unable to move. fixedimmobileimmotileimmovableinanimateinertlifelessrigidsessilestaticstationarystuck
8 adj · in the situation of having... almslessarmbadly offbankruptbeggaredbeggarlyboracicbrokebrokenbroker than the ten commandmentsdepauperatedestitute
Word family
Derived forms hardstuckhomestuckpermastuckstuck-upstuckholderstuckismstuckiststucknessunstuck

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