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# stuck

«stuck» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the past form of stick: she stuck the stamp on** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form, adjective (stick, stuck)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Stuck is the past form of stick: she stuck the stamp on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#m1)

2) Stuck means not able to move: stuck in the mud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#m2)

3) Stuck means not able to go on with something because it is too hard: stuck on a question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#m3)

4) Stuck with something means having to keep it even if you do not want it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#m4)

### sense 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

- 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x1)
- She stuck 4 stickers on each page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x2)
- He stuck 12 photos in the album. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x3)
- They were stuck in traffic for 20 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x4)
- 3 of the balloons got stuck in the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x5)
- I'm stuck on question 5; can you help? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x6)
- The cat got stuck up the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x7)
- The car was stuck in the mud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x8)
- The lid is stuck; I can't open the jar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x9)
- An arrow stuck in his breast! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/#x10)

### 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 the corpora

- [Newcomers are busy and tired; the friendly thing is to say hello first instead of deciding they are «stuck up».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/25/)
- [A quote stuck on a picture of a famous face is very easy to fake; look for where the person really said it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/13/)
- [A song stuck in your head is called an earworm; scientists call it involuntary musical imagery, and most people get them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms/5/)
- [Think of a tree frog stuck to a window at night.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/308-frogs-of-the-world-tree-frogs-glass-frogs-flying-frogs-and-the-goliath-frog/1/)
- [The name Diprotodon means two forward teeth: two big front teeth stuck forward from its lower jaw, good for biting off plants.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/384-mammal-giants-of-the-past-paraceratherium-diprotodon-the-giant-beaver-and-gigantopithecus/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stuck» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuck/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.