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

At least the Lee family stuck to old-time parenting.

From Los Angeles Times

Robinson: I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet.

From BBC

Michelle Obama got stuck in with a sports day event, even doing the tug of the war alongside some famous spectators.

From BBC

MacLeod was jammed against a potbellied stove with a metal chimney that stuck out through the roof, making it the highest point in the Lower 48 states.

From Los Angeles Times

Capitalism writ large claimed to embrace the values of diversity, equity and inclusion, or at least it stuck those labels on boardroom doors.

From Salon