- unable to move or to be moved
- The wheels were stuck in the mud.
- This drawer keeps getting stuck.
- She got the key stuck in the lock.
- I can't get out—I'm stuck.
- I couldn’t budge the drawer—it was stuck fast.
- The tiles were stuck firmly to the wall.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- firmly
- completely
- fast
- …
- in
- onto
- to
- …
- in an unpleasant situation or place that you cannot escape from
- We were stuck in traffic for over an hour.
- I hate being stuck at home all day.
- stuck (on something) unable to answer or understand something
- I got stuck on the first question.
- I'll help you if you're stuck.
- stuck (for something) not knowing what to do in a particular situation
- If you're stuck for something to do tonight, come out with us.
- I've never known him to be stuck for words before.
- stuck with somebody/something (informal) unable to get rid of somebody/something that you do not want
- I was stuck with him for the whole journey.
- I’m stuck with this job for the moment.
Idioms
See stuck in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybe (stuck) in a groove
- (British English) to be unable to change something that you have been doing the same way for a long time and that has become boring
be (stuck) in a time warp
- not having changed at all from a time in the past although everything else has
- Her whole house seems to be stuck in a time warp. It’s like something out of the 1950s.
(caught/stuck) between a rock and a hard place
- in a situation where you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant
get stuck in | get stuck into something
- (British English, informal) to start doing something in an enthusiastic way, especially to start eating
- Don’t wait for me—get stuck in.
- There’s a lot to do so get your jackets off and get stuck in!
- I want to get stuck into the job as soon as possible.
like a stuck record (British English)
(also like a broken record British and North American English)
- in a way that keeps repeating a statement or opinion in an annoying way
- I hate sounding like a stuck record, but I have to say again, we must do more to help.
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