ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stuck

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /stʌk/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Stuck is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of stick (archaic sticked).

Meaning

simple past and past participle of stick (archaic sticked).

More Meanings

  1. Unable to move.
  2. Unable to progress with a task.
  3. No longer functioning, frozen up, frozen.
  4. (slang, archaic) In the situation of having no money.
  5. (obsolete) A thrust, especially with a lance or sword.

Example Sentences

Can you shift this gate? I think it’s stuck.
I’m totally stuck on this question in the test.
There are several ways to close a stuck program.
If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, / Our purpose may hold there.

Word Forms

Synonyms for stuck

Depending on context, synonyms include static, unmovable, fixed, immobile, immotile, immovable.

Antonyms for stuck

Common opposites include unstuck.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include perplexed, jammed, clogged, blocked, immobilized, stop.

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Sources & Attribution

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