stuck

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See also: Stuck, stück, and Stück

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈstʌk/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌk

Etymology 1

Verb

stuck

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

Adjective

stuck (comparative more stuck, superlative most stuck)

  1. Unable to move.
    Can you shift this gate? I think it’s stuck.
    If you’ve had to battle a stuck zipper, you know how frustrating it can be.
  2. Unable to progress with a task.
    I’m totally stuck on this question in the test.
  3. No longer functioning, frozen up, frozen.
    There are several ways to close a stuck program.
  4. (slang, archaic) In the situation of having no money.
Derived terms
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References
  • (having no money): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Etymology 2

Compare stoccado.

Noun

stuck (plural stucks)

  1. (obsolete) A thrust, especially with a lance or sword.

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