stuck

stuck
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 to walk the rest of the way. | get sth stuck: Tommy got his head stuck between the railings.
2 DIFFICULTY unable to do any more of something that you are working on because it is too difficult: Can you help me with my homework Dad? I'm stuck.
3 SITUATION unable to escape from an unpleasant or boring situation
(+ in/at): I wouldn't be able to stand being stuck in an office all day. (+ with): I was stuck with my aunt all afternoon.
4 be stuck with sth to have something you do not want because you cannot get rid of it: We're renting the house, so we're stuck with this ugly wallpaper.
5 be stuck on sb informal to be attracted to someone: Jane's really stuck on the new boy in her class.
6 get stuck in BrE spoken to start doing something eagerly and with a lot of energy: Let's get stuck in and see if we can finish this by lunchtime.
3 noun (U) be in stuck BrE informal to be in trouble

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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