stuck — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Unable to move.

   Synonyms

   staticunmovable

   Examples

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

   If you’ve had to battle a stuck zipper, you know how frustrating it can be.

   More examples (1)

   The day of our arrival two belugas had accidentally become grounded in the shallows of a river delta near the station, and now that the tide had gone out, they seemed helplessly stuck.

2. Unable to progress with a task.

   Examples

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

3. No longer functioning, frozen up, frozen.

   Examples

   There are several ways to close a stuck program.

4. In the situation of having no money.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Slang

   Synonyms

   brokepenniless

Noun

1. A thrust, especially with a lance or sword.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, / Our purpose may hold there.

Adjective

1. caught or fixed

   Antonyms

   unstuck

   Examples

   stuck in the mud

2. baffled

   Examples

   this problem has me completely stuck