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When things could've gone really bad, rugby caught my interest and I really stuck with it. The sport brought me, maybe off the streets where we'd be fighting, into putting in a good effort in the rugby field where you're kind of rewarded for that rough behaviour instead of in trouble with the law.
Daniel Cudmore

Meaning of "stuck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STUCK

stuck  [stʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stuck is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stuck in English.

WHAT DOES STUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stuck

Stuck may refer to: In film: ▪ Stuck, a short film directed by Jamie Babbit ▪ Stuck, a Canadian TV drama directed by Lindsay Bourne ▪ Stuck, a thriller directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Stephen Rea and Mena Suvari ▪ Stuck!, a 2009 film by Steve Balderson In music: ▪ Stuck, an EP by Puddle of Mudd ▪ Stuck, album by Adelitas Way ▪ "Stuck", a song by Stacie Orrico ▪ "Stuck", a song by Big Time Rush ▪ "Stuck", a song by Norah Jones from The Fall ▪ "Stuck", a song by Caro Emerald from Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor ▪ "Stuck", a song by Allister In people: ▪ Franz Stuck, German painter and sculptor ▪ Hans Stuck, German-Austrian race driver ▪ Hans-Joachim Stuck, German-Austrian race driver ▪ Hudson Stuck, American mountaineer ▪ Jean-Baptiste Stuck, French-Italian composer ▪ John Stuck, English cricketer In other uses: ▪ Stuck, by Swiftcover ▪ Stuck, a webcomic using STIKFAS action figures...

Definition of stuck in the English dictionary

The definition of stuck in the dictionary is baffled or nonplussed. Other definition of stuck is keen or infatuated.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STUCK

PRESENT

Present
I stick
you stick
he/she/it sticks
we stick
you stick
they stick
Present continuous
I am sticking
you are sticking
he/she/it is sticking
we are sticking
you are sticking
they are sticking
Present perfect
I have stuck
you have stuck
he/she/it has stuck
we have stuck
you have stuck
they have stuck
Present perfect continuous
I have been sticking
you have been sticking
he/she/it has been sticking
we have been sticking
you have been sticking
they have been sticking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I stuck
you stuck
he/she/it stuck
we stuck
you stuck
they stuck
Past continuous
I was sticking
you were sticking
he/she/it was sticking
we were sticking
you were sticking
they were sticking
Past perfect
I had stuck
you had stuck
he/she/it had stuck
we had stuck
you had stuck
they had stuck
Past perfect continuous
I had been sticking
you had been sticking
he/she/it had been sticking
we had been sticking
you had been sticking
they had been sticking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will stick
you will stick
he/she/it will stick
we will stick
you will stick
they will stick
Future continuous
I will be sticking
you will be sticking
he/she/it will be sticking
we will be sticking
you will be sticking
they will be sticking
Future perfect
I will have stuck
you will have stuck
he/she/it will have stuck
we will have stuck
you will have stuck
they will have stuck
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sticking
you will have been sticking
he/she/it will have been sticking
we will have been sticking
you will have been sticking
they will have been sticking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would stuck
you would stuck
he/she/it would stuck
we would stuck
you would stuck
they would stuck
Conditional continuous
I would be sticking
you would be sticking
he/she/it would be sticking
we would be sticking
you would be sticking
they would be sticking
Conditional perfect
I would have stuck
you would have stuck
he/she/it would have stuck
we would have stuck
you would have stuck
they would have stuck
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sticking
you would have been sticking
he/she/it would have been sticking
we would have been sticking
you would have been sticking
they would have been sticking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you stick
we let´s stick
you stick
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to stick
Past participle
stuck
Present Participle
sticking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STUCK


INTUC
ˈɪntʌk
muktuk
ˈmʌktʌk
tuck
tʌk
Tue.
tʌk
tuk-tuk
ˈtʌkˌtʌk
unstuck
ʌnˈstʌk
untuck
ʌnˈtʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STUCK

stubbly
stubborn
stubbornly
stubbornness
Stubbs
stubby
STUC
stucco
stuccoer
stuccowork
stuck-up
stuck-upness
Stuckism
stud
stud farm
stud fee
stud mare
stud poker
stud welding
studbook

WORDS THAT END LIKE STUCK

buck
chuck
come unstuck
duck
fuck
huck
Innsbruck
luck
mindfuck
nip and tuck
no such luck
pin tuck
puck
schmuck
schtuck
shtuck
struck
suck
truck
tummy tuck

Synonyms and antonyms of stuck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STUCK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stuck» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stuck
abide · adhere · affix · at a loss · attach · baffled · beaten · bind · bond · burdened · catch · caught · cleave · cling · clog · deposit · dig · drop · endure · fast · fasten · fix · fixed · fuse · glue · hack · hold · hold on · insert · install · jab · jam · landed · lay · linger · loaded · lodge · nonplussed · paste · penetrate · persist · pierce · place · plant · plonk · poke · position · prod · put · remain · set · snag · spear · stab · stand · stay · stomach · stop · store · stuff · take · thrust · tolerate · transfix · trapped

Translation of «stuck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STUCK

Find out the translation of stuck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stuck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stuck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡住的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atascado
570 millions of speakers

English

stuck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अटक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَحْجُوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

застрявший
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আটকে পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coincé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tersangkut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht zurechtkommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行きづまった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곤경에 빠진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Macet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị tắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अडकले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkışmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bloccato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zablokowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

застрягати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blocat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολλημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sitta fast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fastkjørt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stuck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STUCK»

The term «stuck» is very widely used and occupies the 5.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STUCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stuck

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10 QUOTES WITH «STUCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stuck.
1
Nicole Appleton
My nickname is The Fonz. My sister Lori nicknamed me it when I was younger and it stuck.
2
Kevin Bleyer
When I was a kid, while touring East Berlin - back when there was an East Berlin - I got my left foot stuck in an escalator in Alexanderplatz. A few hours later, thanks to blowtorches and chainsaws and East German soldiers and the U.S. Embassy, my foot was released, and I along with it.
3
Carrie Brownstein
The game Rock Band has been haunting me like a bad ring tone. It gets stuck in my head and momentarily effaces all that I love about music.
4
Agnes Bruckner
I get a lot of dark scripts now. I don't wanna be stuck doing movies like American Pie. For someone my age, once you get started doing them, it's hard to get out.
5
Kirk Cameron
Jesus did not get stuck in intellectual arguments with people. He did not go for the intellect; He went for the conscience. He spoke to that part of the person that knows the difference between right and wrong instinctively.
6
George Carlin
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
7
Benjamin Cohen
I was stuck at home in bed with me and got more and more involved with the Internet. I used it to keep in contact with friends and to make sure I was up to date with everything that was going on in the world.
8
Daniel Cudmore
When things could've gone really bad, rugby caught my interest and I really stuck with it. The sport brought me, maybe off the streets where we'd be fighting, into putting in a good effort in the rugby field where you're kind of rewarded for that rough behaviour instead of in trouble with the law.
9
George Cukor
Women's director! Well, I'm very pleased to be considered a master of anything, but remember, for every Jill there was a Jack. People like to pigeonhole you - it's a shortcut, I guess, but once they do, you're stuck with it.
10
Marc Davis
Yes, the first job I had at the studio was Snow White. I don't like the term particularly, but I got stuck with the human characters. They just didn't have that many people who could draw humans.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUCK»

Discover the use of stuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stuck: Why We Can't (or Won't) Move On
"The brilliant mind behind Party of One examines the striking social trend: people are stuck and they want to change, but..." (San Francisco Chronicle) In this book, Anneli Rufus identifies an intriguing aspect of our culture: Many of us ...
Anneli Rufus, 2008
2
Stuck Study Guide
02
Jennie Allen, 2011
3
Stuck in Neutral
This edition features an Extras section, giving readers even more insight into Shawn's life, and includes a Q&A with Terry Trueman, as well as a sneak peek at the sequel to Stuck in Neutral, Life Happens Next.
Terry Trueman, 2012
4
Stuck Up!: 100 Objects Inserted and Ingested in Places They ...
Start browsing this hilarious collection of images – you’ll be surprised at the patients’ creativity and the medical information provided. And: Don’t try this at home.…
Rich E. Dreben, M.D., Murdoc Knight, M.D., Marty A. Sindhian, M.D., 2011
5
Stuck: Rwandan Youth and the Struggle for Adulthood
This pioneering book sheds new light on the struggle to come of age and suggests new pathways toward the attainment of security, development, and coexistence in Africa and beyond.
Marc Sommers, 2012
6
Stuck in Traffic: Coping with Peak-hour Traffic Congestion
In this new book, Anthony Downs looks at the causes of worsening traffic congestion, especially in suburban areas, and considers the possible remedies, while analyzing the specific advantages and disadvantages of every major strategy that ...
Anthony Downs, 1992
7
Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck?
Packed with often-surprising discoveries, Twentysomething is a two-generation conversation that will become the definitive book on being young in our time. "The fullest guide through this territory . . .
Samantha Henig, Robin Marantz Henig, 2012
8
The President's Stuck in the Bathtub: Poems about the Presidents
A poetic celebration of lesser-known presidential events and eccentricities.
Susan Katz, 2012
9
Santa's stuck
When Santa becomes stuck in the chimney of a house on Christmas Eve, the dog, the cat, the reindeer and a mouse try to free him.
Rhonda Gowler Greene, 2004
10
Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress ...
In Stuck in Place, Sharkey describes how political decisions and social policies have led to severe disinvestment from black neighborhoods, persistent segregation, declining economic opportunities, and a growing link between African ...
Patrick Sharkey, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stuck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Taylor Swift Duets With Lorde, Gets Stuck on Stage in Malfunction …
E! Online reports Taylor Swift's concert in Washington, D.C., was supposed to be another star-studded treat, but thanks to a little stage malfunction, fans got a ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
2
Man rescued after 4 days stuck in storm drain
NASHVILLE — A man has been rescued after being stuck four days in a storm drain here. A passerby heard the victim, whose name was not released, calling for ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
3
Cyclone Roller Coaster at Coney Island Gets Stuck at Top of Track
The Cyclone roller coaster at Coney Island got stuck near the top of its track on Sunday, marring its season debut and forcing passengers to walk down the ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
4
Elephant Hauler Gets Stuck; Pachyderms Keep Truck Upright
A central Louisiana sheriff's office says deputies called to help a stranded tractor-trailer were astounded to see two elephants keeping it from overturning. «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Mar 15»
5
19 Stuck Manatees Rescued From Florida Storm Drain
Rescue crews worked through the night to free 19 manatees that had gotten stuck in a storm drain in Satellite Beach, Fla. It's believed the massive, lumbering ... «NPR, Feb 15»
6
US Coast Guard tows fishing boat stuck in Antarctic ice
Authorities said the fishing boat suffered damage to three of its four propeller blades and lost its ability to maneuver after becoming stuck in the ice Wednesday. «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
7
Burrowing burglar trapped in air duct freed by firefighters
“We tracked him down to the garage and we cracked open this door and he was stuck in the vents crying for help, and it was kind of pitiful," said Billy, another ... «KIRO Seattle, Feb 15»
8
California firefighters save horse stuck in outdoor bathtub
This image from television provided by Metro Fire Sacramento shows a horse stuck in an outdoor bathtub prior to being rescued by firefighters Wednesday Feb. «Yahoo News UK, Feb 15»
9
Bobcat Survives Car Collision After Getting Stuck in Grille
A wild bobcat narrowly avoided death after it was hit by a car Friday and got stuck in its grille. The animal was struck after darting in front of an Arizona couple's ... «NBCNews.com, Jan 15»
10
Las Vegas Fire Department frees man stuck on SlotZilla zip line
The Las Vegas Fire Department is trying to free a man stuck on SlotZilla, the zip line at the Fremont Street Experience on Friday Jan. 2, 2015. The rider had been ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jan 15»

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