stuck

adj

1. Unable to move.

   “Can you shift this gate? I think it’s stuck.”

   “If you’ve had to battle a stuck zipper, you know how frustrating it can be.”

2. Unable to progress with a task.

   “I’m totally stuck on this question in the test.”

3. No longer functioning, frozen up, frozen.

   “There are several ways to close a stuck program.”

4. In the situation of having no money.

name

Etymology: German surname, from the noun Stück (“portion, piece”). Compare Stueck.

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Compare stoccado.

1. A thrust, especially with a lance or sword.

   “If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, / Our purpose may hold there.”

verb

1. simple past and past participle of stick (archaic sticked)