Stuck Meaning
/stʌk/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbsimple past and past participle of stick (archaic sticked)
adjUnable to move.
Sentence Examples
Gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe.
I got a fish bone stuck in my throat.
The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Unfortunately, the key was ____ in the old lock and would not turn.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My ring got ____ on my finger because it was a bit too small, and I had to use soap to remove it.
Word Origin & History
Compare stoccado.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, / Our purpose may hold there."
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vii], line 160:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Unfortunately, the key was ____ in the old lock and would not turn.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My ring got ____ on my finger because it was a bit too small, and I had to use soap to remove it.