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# stuck

verb form, adjective (stick, stuck)

«stuck» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stuck is the past form of stick: she stuck the stamp on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#m1)
2. Stuck means not able to move: stuck in the mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#m2)
3. Stuck means not able to go on with something because it is too hard: stuck on a question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#m3)
4. Stuck with something means having to keep it even if you do not want it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#m4)

### In the lessons

Maths: stickers stuck on pages (a past action that adds, often a rate per page); a car stuck in traffic for some time; being stuck on a problem — try another way, draw a picture, ask for help. Everyday: stuck in a lift, stuck at home, stuck in a tree.

### Examples

- She stuck 4 stickers on each page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x1)
- He stuck 12 photos in the album. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x2)
- They were stuck in traffic for 20 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x3)
- 3 of the balloons got stuck in the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x4)
- I'm stuck on question 5; can you help? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x5)
- The cat got stuck up the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x6)
- The car was stuck in the mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x7)
- The lid is stuck; I can't open the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x8)
- An arrow stuck in his breast! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/#x9)

### Note

Past and past participle of stick. As «stuck on» it tells an action already done, often a rate per page. «Stuck in a tree» can mean some items are lost or no longer usable, so take them away. Safety: if you are stuck somewhere dangerous, stay still and call for help.

## In Jewish tradition

Maths: stickers stuck on pages (a past action that adds, often a rate per page); a car stuck in traffic for some time; being stuck on a problem — try another way, draw a picture, ask for help. Everyday: stuck in a lift, stuck at home, stuck in a tree.

### Examples

- So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the barricade, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him. (Prophets 1SA.26.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x1)

### Note

Past and past participle of stick. As «stuck on» it tells an action already done, often a rate per page. «Stuck in a tree» can mean some items are lost or no longer usable, so take them away. Safety: if you are stuck somewhere dangerous, stay still and call for help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stuck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuck/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stuck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stuck.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «stuck» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stuck» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/stuck.html) on Mova free.