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Also Inflected form of stick

stuck

UK/stʌk/ US/stʊk/ common slang

adjective

1.

caught or fixed

  • “stuck in the mud”
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2.

baffled

  • “this problem has me completely stuck”
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Origin

German surname, from the noun Stück (“portion, piece”). Compare Stueck.

Phrases

  • bleed like a stuck hog
  • bleed like a stuck pig
  • get stuck in
  • get stuck into
  • like a stuck pig
  • squeal like a stuck pig
  • stare like a stuck pig
  • stuck in a rut

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