stuck

US /stʌk/

UK /stʌk/

1.

unable to move from a particular position or place, or unable to be moved

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The car got stuck in the mud.

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I'm stuck on this math problem.

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trapped jammed fixed fastened immobile immobilized bogged down snagged wedged

2.

unable to progress or change a situation

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We're stuck in a rut and need new ideas.

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She feels stuck in her current job.

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bogged down at a standstill at an impasse in a rut stranded halted stopped

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get stuck in (stuck) in a rut be stuck in a time warp