stuck (verb)
1Stück — Sn std. (8. Jh.), mhd. stück(e), stuck(e), ahd. stucki, as. stukki Stammwort. Aus g. * stukkja n. Stück , auch in anord. stykki, ae. stycce. Zu Stock und damit von der Bedeutung abgeschnittenes (Stück) ausgehend (evtl. Garbe ). Verb: stückeln;… …
2stuck — /stʌk / (say stuk) verb 1. past tense and past participle of stick2. –adjective 2. Colloquial at a loss; uncertain: to be a bit stuck about what to do next. –phrase 3. get stuck into, a. to set about (a task) vigorously …
3get stuck into — verb a) Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in. After pulling our boat up the beach there wasn’t much to do but collapse onto the sand and get stuck into some serious drinking. b) To start eating. If you really want to get stuck… …
4get stuck — verb be unable to move further The car bogged down in the sand • Syn: ↑grind to a halt, ↑bog down, ↑mire • Derivationally related forms: ↑mire (for: ↑mire) …
5get stuck — verb To be unable to make progress. With these bigger tyres, it is harder to get stuck in the sand …
6get stuck in — verb To dedicate a large amount of effort towards. Hes really getting stuck in to his new job as chief executive. Hes sacked half the boardroom staff already …
7squeal like a stuck pig — verb To utter loud, high pitched squeals. Syn: squeal like a pig …
8get stuck in — Verb. Get involved in, apply oneself …
9Guess-the-verb — Guess the verb, or guess the noun, is a problem sometimes encountered in text adventure or interactive fiction computer games which have a strict or lacking command set. Usually a game has two or more verbs for an action involving a special… …
10un|stuck — «uhn STUHK», verb, adjective. a) the past tense and past participle of unstick. –adj. Figurative, Informal. disorganized; confused; in disarray: »His campaign has never got unstuck (New York Times Magazine) …
