stuck

[stuhk]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of stick.

stuck

/ stʌk /

verb

1. 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. informal

   1. to perform (a task) with determination

   2. to attack (a person) verbally or physically

Other Word Forms

• self-stuck adjective

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. stuck on, infatuated with.

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

Example Sentences

Vigilance may be the only option for commuters stuck inside what amounts to an oversized beer can traveling at high speed on an electrified track.

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While profit growth has stayed strong, concerns about inflation, tariffs and a potential AI bubble have hung over the economy, and the job market has been stuck in a state of “no-hire, no-fire.”

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So they are stuck without a good No. 9 hitter.

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The ball took a tricky hop but Rojas stuck with it, catching the ball behind his left knee and hanging on as the retreating Barger knocked him to the ground.

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One of the crew’s fire engines — a “Type 6,” essentially a decked-out pickup truck — blew a fuse, leaving it stuck in park as a nearby home erupted into flames.

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