- stuck
- [[t]stʌ̱k[/t]]
1) Stuck is the past tense and past participle of stick.2) ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ prep/adv If something is stuck in a particular position, it is fixed tightly in this position and is unable to move.
He said his car had got stuck in the snow...
She had got something stuck between her teeth.
3) ADJ: v-link ADJ prep/adv If you are stuck in a place, you want to get away from it, but are unable to.I was stuck at home with flu...
Certainly, I wouldn't have wanted to be stuck on a desert island with her for any length of time.
4) ADJ: v-link ADJ prep/adv If you are stuck in a boring or unpleasant situation, you are unable to change it or get away from it.I don't want to get stuck in another job like that...
I am stuck in a relationship which I don't enjoy.
Syn:5) ADJ: v-link ADJ prep/adv If something is stuck at a particular level or stage, it is not progressing or changing.The negotiations have got stuck on a number of key issues...
US unemployment figures for March showed the jobless rate stuck at 7 per cent...
The economy is still stuck in recession.
6) ADJ: v-link ADJ with n If you are stuck with something that you do not want, you cannot get rid of it.Many people are now stuck with expensive fixed-rate mortgages...
I know you think I'm stupid, but we're stuck with each other, aren't we?
Syn:lumbered7) ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ on n If you get stuck when you are trying to do something, you are unable to continue doing it because it is too difficult.They will be there to help if you get stuck...
If he gets stuck on a word, he can make the computer prompt him.
8) PHRASE: V inflects If you get stuck in, you do something with enthusiasm and determination. [BRIT, INFORMAL]We're bottom of the league and we have to get stuck in.
English dictionary. 2008.
