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Stuck

adjective

1.

Caught or fixed. Antonym: unstuck.

2.

Baffled.

Stick

verb

(past & past part. stuck, obs. sticked; pres. part. sticking)

1.

Put, fix, force, or implant. Synonyms: deposit, lodge, wedge. "Stick your thumb in the crack" Antonym: dislodge.

2.

Stay put (in a certain place). Synonyms: stay, stay put, stick around. "Stay put in the corner here!" , "Stick around and you will learn something!" Antonym: move.

3.

Stick to firmly. Synonyms: adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick to.

4.

Be or become fixed.

5.

Endure.

6.

Be a devoted follower or supporter. Synonym: adhere. "She sticks to her principles"

7.

Be loyal to. Synonyms: adhere, stand by, stick by. "The friends stuck together through the war"

8.

Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface.

9.

Fasten with an adhesive material like glue.

10.

Fasten with or as with pins or nails.

11.

Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something.

12.

Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument.

13.

Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed.

14.

Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. Synonyms: adhere, cleave, cling, cohere. "The label stuck to the box" , "The sushi rice grains cohere"

15.

Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous. Synonym: sting. "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

16.

Be a mystery or bewildering to. Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stupefy, vex. "Got me--I don't know the answer!" , "A vexing problem" , "This question really stuck me"

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