Stuck (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The wheel of my bike got stuck in the mud during the ride.
• She accidentally got her hair stuck in the door.
• The door is stuck and won't budge no matter how hard I push.
• My car is stuck in the traffic and I'm running late.
• The boat was stuck on the reef and needed to be pulled free.

Antonyms

• Unstuck

Meaning ²

Baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• I've been staring at this math problem for hours, and I'm stuck.
• This crossword puzzle has me stuck on the last clue.
• I've been trying to fix this broken appliance, but I'm stuck.
• After hours of debugging, I'm stuck on why the code isn't working.
• The complexity of the mystery novel has me stuck, and I have no idea who the killer is.