(sth stuck)

  • 1stuck — 1 the past tense and past participle of stick 1 2 adjective (not before noun) 1 FIXED fixed in a particular position and impossible to move: Sheila tried to open the window but it was stuck. | get stuck: The bus got stuck in the snow and we had… …

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  • 2stuck — stuck1 [stʌk] the past tense and past participle of ↑stick 1 stuck 2 stuck2 adj [not before noun] 1.) impossible or unable to move from a particular position ▪ Sara tried to open the window but it was stuck. ▪ They got stuck in a traffic jam.… …

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  • 3stuck — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ▪ remain ▪ get sth ▪ She got the key stuck in the lock …

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  • 4get stuck in — ● stick * * * get stuck in british spoken phrase to start doing something, especially eating a meal or doing some work, with energy and enthusiasm Well, there’s lots of work to be done, so let’s get stuck in. Thesaurus: to start doing… …

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  • 5get stuck into something — ˌget stuck ˈin | ˌget stuck ˈinto sth idiom (BrE, informal) to start doing sth 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 an …

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  • 6ˌstick sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to push or stretch something forwards or away from you, especially a part of your body She stuck her arm out of the car window and waved.[/ex] Ben stuck out his tongue at the little girl (= as an insult).[/ex] 2) informal to… …

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  • 7(be) (stuck) in a groove — be (stuck) in a ˈgroove idiom (BrE) to be unable to change sth that you have been doing the same way for a long time and that has become boring Main entry: ↑grooveidiom …

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  • 8stick — stick1 W3S3 [stık] v past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attach)¦ 2¦(push in)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(move part of body)¦ 5¦(difficult to move)¦ 6 stick in somebody s mind 7 make something stick 8¦(name)¦ 9 somebody c …

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  • 9stick — 1 /stIk/ verb past tense and past participle stuck 1 PUSH (transitive always + adv/prep, intransitive always + adv/prep) if a pointed object sticks into something or you stick it into something, it is pushed into it: stick sth in/into/through etc …

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  • 10stick*/*/*/ — [stɪk] (past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ) verb I 1) [T] to push something that is long and thin into or through something else He stuck the end of the post in the ground.[/ex] a piece of cloth with a pin stuck through it[/ex] 2) [I]… …

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