STUCK
What does "STUCK" mean?
Past tense and past participle of 'stick'; fixed or unable to move.
Meanings
- Past tense of stick: fastened, fixed, or caused to adhere. She stuck the photo to the fridge.
- Unable to move or be moved; jammed. The window is stuck and won't open.
- Unable to make progress; baffled or trapped in a situation. I'm stuck on the last clue of the crossword. figurative
Did you know?
- Stuck is an irregular survivor: instead of becoming 'sticked', the verb stick shifts its vowel to 'stuck', a pattern English inherited from its ancient Germanic ancestors.
Word origin
The past tense of 'stick', from Old English 'stician', to pierce, prick, or remain fixed, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning to be sharp or to pierce.
Remember it
STUCK = STICK with the vowel jammed - the I got STUCK and turned into a U.
A little poem
Wheels spinning in mud-
the harder the engine roars,
the deeper it sinks.
haiku
Wordplay
- I was stuck on the past tense of 'stick' - then it finally came to me and wouldn't let go.
What it teaches
Being stuck is not the end of motion; sometimes you have to stop pushing before you can find the way out.
Quick facts
What does STUCK mean?
Past tense and past participle of 'stick'; fixed or unable to move.
Is STUCK a valid word?
Yes — STUCK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STUCK?
STUCK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STUCK come from?
The past tense of 'stick', from Old English 'stician', to pierce, prick, or remain fixed, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning to be sharp or to pierce.
What can STUCK teach us?
Being stuck is not the end of motion; sometimes you have to stop pushing before you can find the way out.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.