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

"We have both legal aid provider deserts and restrictive eligibility criteria leaving many people stuck in limbo."

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He stuck his finger in her face and said, “Quiet, piggy!”

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Autumn curses, as if that—not the possibility of being stuck in the underworld—is the worst news she’s heard all day.

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“Nothing so fancy. I was just trying to fix the flue. It was stuck.”

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The door was stuck and would not budge.

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