stuck

CEFRB1

/stʌk/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unable to move or escape from a place or situation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Unable to move.

Examples

  • Gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

  • I got a fish bone stuck in my throat.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Unable to progress with a task.

  2. No longer functioning, frozen up, frozen.

verb

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • The car wheels got stuck in the mud.

  • Can you shift this gate? I think it’s stuck.

  • I’m totally stuck on this question in the test.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Unfortunately, the key was blank in the old lock and would not turn.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

adjective

Compare stoccado.