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stuck  (stk)
v.
Past tense and past participle of stick.

stuck [stʌk]
vb
the past tense and past participle of stick2
adj
1. Informal baffled or nonplussed
2. (foll by on) Slang keen (on) or infatuated (with)
get stuck in or into Informal
a.  to perform (a task) with determination
b.  to attack (a person) verbally or physically
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stuck - caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud"
unstuck - free; "a man with a mule got my car unstuck"; "the gears locked in second and would not come unstuck"
2.stuck - baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"

stuck
adjective
1. fastened, fast, fixed, joined, glued, cemented She had got something stuck between her teeth.
2. trapped, caught, ensnared I don't want to get stuck in another job like that.
3. burdened, saddled, lumbered, landed, loaded, encumbered Many people are now stuck with fixed-rate mortgages.
4. (Informal) baffled, stumped, at a loss, beaten, nonplussed, at a standstill, bereft of ideas, up against a brick wall (informal), at your wits' end They will be there to help if you're stuck.
be stuck on something or someone (Slang) be infatuated with, be obsessed with, be keen on, be enthusiastic about, be mad about, be wild about (informal), be hung up on (slang), be crazy about, for, or over (informal) She's stuck on him because he was her first lover.
get stuck into something (Informal) set about, tackle, get down to, make a start on, take the bit between your teeth The sooner we get stuck into this, the sooner we'll finish.
Translations
stuck [ˈstʌk]
pt
pp of stick
adj
(= jammed) → coincé(e)
to be stuck [door, window, key, drawer, lid, lift, person] → être coincé(e)
The door was stuck → La porte était coincée.
to get stuck [lid, key, drawer] → se coincer; [person] → rester coincé(e), rester bloqué(e); [animal] → rester coincé(e)
The mouse got stuck in a hole → La souris resta coincée dans un trou.
[vehicle] to be stuck (in mud)être enlisé(e); (in sand)être enlisé(e)
to get stuck (in mud, sand)s'enliser
(= unable to get away) [person] → coincé(e)
We got stuck in a traffic jam → Nous sommes restés coincés dans un embouteillage.
I was stuck at home with flu → J'étais coincé chez moi avec la grippe.
I'm stuck in a relationship that I don't enjoy → Je suis coincé dans une relation qui ne me satisfait pas.
(= stumped) → coincé(e)
to be stuck (= stumped) → être coincé(e)
Ask for help the minute you're stuck → Demandez de l'aide dès que vous êtes coincé.
to get stuck (= stumped) → se retrouver coincé(e)
They used the dictionary when they got stuck → Ils servent du dictionnaire lorsqu'ils se retrouvent coincés.
(= lumbered) → coincé(e)
to be stuck with sb → être coincé avec qn
to be stuck with sth → être coincé avec qch
stuck-up [ˌstʌkˈʌp] adj (= arrogant) → coincé(e) >

stuck pret, ptp of stick2
adj
(= baffled) (→ mit) to be stucknicht klarkommen, nicht zurechtkommen; to get stucknicht weiterkommen; I was really stuckich war total aufgeschmissen (inf)
(= wedged) to be stuck (door etc)verkeilt sein; to get stuckstecken bleiben
(= trapped, stranded) to be stuckfestsitzen; to be stuck in a traffic jamim Stau festsitzen
(inf) he/she is stuck for somethinges fehlt ihm/ihr an etw (dat), → ihm/ihr fehlt etw; I’m a bit stuck for cashich bin ein bisschen knapp bei Kasse; he wasn’t exactly stuck for something to sayman kann nicht gerade sagen, dass ihm der Gesprächsstoff fehlte; to be stuck for somebodyjdn dringend brauchen
(Brit inf) to get stuck into somebodyjdn richtig in die Mangel nehmen (inf); to get stuck into somethingsich in etw (acc)richtig reinknien (inf); Stephen got stuck into his steakStephen nahm sein Steak in Angriff; get stuck in!schlagt zu! (inf)
(inf, = infatuated) to be stuck on somebodyin jdn verknallt sein (inf)
(inf) to be stuck with somebody/somethingmit jdm/etw dasitzen, jdn/etw am Hals haben (inf)
to squeal like a stuck pigwie am Spieß schreien

stuck [stʌk]
1. pt & pp of stick
2. adj
a. (jammed) → bloccato/a
to get stuck → bloccarsi
b. (stumped) I'm stuck (fam) (with crossword, puzzle) → non riesco ad andare avanti
to be stuck for an answer → non sapere cosa rispondere
he's never stuck for an answer → ha sempre la risposta pronta

stuck [stʌk]
1. pt & pp of stick
2. adj
a. (jammed) → bloccato/a
to get stuck → bloccarsi
b. (stumped) I'm stuck (fam) (with crossword, puzzle) → non riesco ad andare avanti
to be stuck for an answer → non sapere cosa rispondere
he's never stuck for an answer → ha sempre la risposta pronta

stuck stick
stuck مُلصَق nevědět (si) rady fastlåst nicht zurechtkommen κολλημένος atascado jumissa coincé zapeo bloccato 行きづまった 곤경에 빠진 klem fastkjørt zablokowany preso застрявший sitta fast ติดชะงัก takılmış bị tắc 卡住的


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Now Sultan had nobody he could ask to be his second but the shepherd's old three-legged cat; so he took her with him, and as the poor thing limped along with some trouble, she stuck up her tail straight in the air.
Angel Clare, who communistically stuck to his rule of taking part with the rest in everything, glanced up now and then.
A CARTER was driving a waggon loaded with a merchant's goods, when the wheels stuck in a rut.
 
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