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unable to move, or set in a particular position, place, or way of thinking: This door seems to be stuck - can you help me push it open? stuck in Seven of us were stuck in the lift for over an hour. I hate being stuck (= having to be) behind a desk - I'd rather work outside. Synonyms.
Synonyms for STUCK: jammed, tight, glued, frozen, embedded, lodged, wedged, attached; Antonyms of STUCK: loose, insecure, detached, unsecured, unattached, freed, undone, unbound.
STUCK definition: 1. not able to move anywhere: 2. not able to continue reading, answering questions, etc because…. Learn more.
Stuck describes something that's frozen or fixed in one place and can't be moved. If your foot gets stuck in the mud, it means you can't get your foot out of its messy trap. The lid of a jar can be stuck, and your car can get stuck in traffic; either way, the thing that's stuck isn't going anywhere.
Stuck is the past tense and past participle of stick 2. 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.
stuck (on something) unable to answer or understand something. I got stuck on the first question. I'll help you if you're stuck. stuck (for something) not knowing what to do in a particular situation. If you're stuck for something to do tonight, come out with us. I've never known him to be stuck for words before.
to perform (a task) with determination. to attack (a person) verbally or physically. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stuck1 /stʌk/ the past tense and past participle of stick 1 stuck2 adjective [ not before noun] 1 impossible or unable to move from a particular position Sara tried to open the window but it was stuck. They got stuck in a traffic jam. stuck in The boat was stuck in the mud.
Definition of stuck verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to pierce or puncture with something pointed; stab: He stuck the watermelon with a knife. to thrust or push (something pointed) in, into, through, etc.:[ ~ + object] stuck pins into the pincushion.
