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stuck

stuck

∞ 1.0
Not able to move because something holds or traps you
  • adjective
  • /stʌk/
translation icon : atrapado
  • The child was stuck in the tree and needed help to get down.
  • get stuck
  • stuck in the mud
  • stuck together

Yeah, so we're stuck and I'm pissed.

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Examples

  • After the heavy snowfall, many cars were stuck on the icy roads.

  • My husband and I ran out of gas and got stuck here.

    Enter Nowhere (2015)

  • So we have these poor people stuck in this condition.

  • So some people could stay stuck here forever.

  • Yeah, we are here stuck working on the House.

  • And all these things then make you stuck in a career path.

  • I can move my arms, but my fingers are stuck like this.

  • OK, well, I'm stuck here now for a while.

  • I'm stuck here for the night.

    Deadfall (2012)

  • As late as 1993, the unemployment rate remained stuck at 12 percent.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

immobile
vsstuck
14 4.4

Not able to move or be moved, like a statue

refers to being unable to move from a position because something holds one there
stuck in the mud
vsstuck
  • Informal
3 6.3

Unable to move forward because of a physical problem or other difficulty

is unable to move from a position because something holds one there
stranded
vsstuck
3 4.0

Unable to leave a place because no help or transport is available

describes being held in place by something rather than lacking transport or help
gridlocked
vsstuck
1 4.6

Unable to move because of very heavy traffic

refers to being held in place by something rather than by traffic congestion
mired
vsstuck
1 7.8

In a bad situation that stops progress like being stuck in mud

describes being physically held and unable to move from a position
paralyzed
vsstuck
  • US
1 4.2

Not able to do anything, often because of injury or fear

refers to being unable to move from a position because something holds one there
trapped
vsstuck
4.4

Unable to escape from a dangerous place or situation, for example when surrounded by attackers

is about being held in place and unable to move from a position
immoveable
vsstuck
  • UK
4.3

Cannot be moved physically or in opinion

is about being unable to move from a position because something unintentionally holds one there

Antonyms

free
∞ 1.0

Able to act as you want without limits

unstuck
7 4.2

Able to move or open again after it could not move

Idioms

stuck in the mud
  • Informal
3 6.3

Unable to move forward because of a physical problem or other difficulty

stuck in the Stone Age
  • Informal
1 7.8

Old-fashioned and slow to use new technology

stuck in a corner
  • Informal
1 7.5

In a difficult situation with no clear way out

stuck in the weeds
  • Informal
1 8.3

Giving too much attention to small details that you lose sight of the main goal

stuck in Schmucksville
  • Offensive
9.9

Feeling unable to get out of a foolish situation where people laugh at you because of your actions

stuck in Suckerville
  • Slang
9.9

Feeling unhappy and unable to make progress in work or life

stuck in a stovepipe
  • Jargon
9.9

A plan or idea that cannot move forward because a strict office process delays decisions

stuck in the muck
  • Informal
8.9

Not able to move forward because of a messy, difficult situation

stuck on oneself
  • Offensive
8.4

Being too proud and thinking you are better than others

Compounds

stuck record
  • Informal
1 7.4

A person who repeats the same thing until it becomes annoying

stuck-on-herself
  • Offensive
9.9

Thinks she is much better than other people

How Stuck

trapped
4.4
stuck
∞ 1.0
jammed
1 2.3
free
155 1.0

Surface Forms

stuck positive

Etymology

Stuck comes from the old verb stick, which meant 'to hold' or 'attach', like when glue makes two things stay together. So when a lid or a car is stuck, it is being held fast and cannot move.