'Stuck' definitions:

Definition of 'stuck'

From: WordNet
adjective
Caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud" [ant: unstuck]
adjective
Baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"

Definition of 'Stuck'

From: GCIDE
  • Stuck \Stuck\, imp. & p. p. of Stick. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Stuck'

From: GCIDE
  • Stuck \Stuck\, n. [Cf. 1st Stoccado.] A thrust. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Stuck'

From: GCIDE
  • Stick \Stick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuck(Obs. Sticked); p. pr. & vb. n. Sticking.] [OE. stikien, v.t. & i., combined with steken, whence E. stuck), AS. stician, v.t. & i., and (assumed) stecan, v.t.; akin to OFries. steka, OS. stekan, OHG. stehhan, G. stechen, and to Gr. ? to prick, Skr. tij to be sharp. Cf. Distinguish, Etiquette, Extinct, Instigate, Instinct, Prestige, Stake, Steak, Stick, n., Stigma, Stimulate, Sting, Stitch in sewing, Style for or in writing.]
  • 1. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. [1913 Webster]
  • And sticked him with bodkins anon. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou stickest a dagger in me. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve. [1913 Webster]
  • My shroud of white, stuck all with yew. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The points of spears are stuck within the shield. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Print.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type. [Cant] [1913 Webster]
  • 9. (Joinery) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 11. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
  • To stick out, to cause to project or protrude; to render prominent. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'stuck'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Stuck'