stuck

American  

[stuhk] / stʌk /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of stick.

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idioms

1. stuck on, infatuated with.

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

stuck British  

/ stʌk /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of stick 2

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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

Example Sentences

I stuck with it for a few months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because their parents went to City Section schools, Arenas and Ariza stuck it out.

From Los Angeles Times

Widespread snow accumulations in recent days have already led to treacherous driving conditions with numerous reports of vehicles getting stuck.

From BBC

Other vehicles, including a snow plough, became stuck in the snow and ice.

From BBC

The name came up once, off the cuff, and stuck.

From The Wall Street Journal