stuck

[ stuhk ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of stick ².

stuck

/ stʌk /

verb

1. See stick
   the past tense and past participle of stick 2

adjective

1. informal.
   baffled or nonplussed
2. slang.
   foll by on keen (on) or infatuated (with)
3. get stuck in informal.
   get stuck inget stuck into
   1. to perform (a task) with determination
   2. to attack (a person) verbally or physically

Other Words From

• self-stuck adjective

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. stuck on, Informal. infatuated with:

   He met her only once and is already stuck on her.

Example Sentences

Next time you find yourself stuck on creating the right promotion plan, revisit these strategies for inspiration.

From Search Engine Watch

“If we don’t, we’re going to stay stuck behind an ever steepening curve of climate-fueled disasters.”

From Fortune

Like so many Soviet Jewish “refuseniks,” Edward Kuznetsov and Mark Dymshits were stuck.

From Ozy

Many current and prospective students remain stuck in China because of the pandemic.

From Quartz

Things have been kinda stuck in neutral in these parts since the 2016 quakes.

From Fortune

Within minutes, it seems, of the disclosures of these tragic events, large numbers of people chose a side and stuck to it.

From The Daily Beast

What stuck in my mind were the two supporting actors, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin.

From The Daily Beast

Occasionally a pamphlet for a salsa class might be tossed on a doorstop or stuck on a pole near a bus stop.

From The Daily Beast

Only the L, K, and A of the old sign remain stuck to the side of the office.

From The Daily Beast

And if she just gets stuck there, her influence, however great among the Democratic base, will never grow outside of it.

From The Daily Beast

He didn't need to wait—as the birds did—until an angleworm stuck his head above ground.

From Project Gutenberg

If it be taken from others 'tis like plums stuck upon blackthorns; there they are for a while, but they come to nothing.

From Project Gutenberg

You see, I stuck to him like a log to a root, but for the first week or so 'twant no use—not a bit.

From Project Gutenberg

The portmanteau was the sign of youth and progress; old-fashioned people stuck to the carpet bag.

From Project Gutenberg

You are not the first that has picked up my hints, and stuck fast in their execution.

From Project Gutenberg