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Webster 1913 Edition


Stuck

Stuck

,
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Stick
.

Stuck

,
Noun.
[Cf. 1st
Stoccado
.]
A thrust.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stuck

STUCK

, pret. and pp. of stick.
Stuck oer with titles, and hung round with strings.

STUCK

,
Noun.
A thrust. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


stuck

stuck

See also: Stück

English

Verb

stuck

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

Adjective

stuck (comparative more stuck, superlative most stuck)

  1. Trapped and unable to move.
    Sue tried to squeeze through the window, but got stuck.
    Can you shift this gate? I think it's stuck.
  2. Unable to progress.
    I'm stuck on this question in the test.
  3. Stop work (functioning), freeze up, freeze.
    The program always gets stuck when I have more than one window open.
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Etymology 2

Compare stoccado.

Noun

stuck (plural stucks)

  1. (obsolete) A thrust.

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