stuck

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See also: Stuck, stück, and Stück

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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stuck

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

Adjective

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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.
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  • (having no money): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Etymology 2

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Compare stoccado.

Noun

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stuck (plural stucks)

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

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