stuck
 (vbl.)stick的過去式和過去分詞


 Stick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuck (Obs. Sticked ); p. pr. & vb. n. Sticking.]
 1. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
    And sticked him with bodkins anon.   --Chaucer.
    It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray.   --Sir W. Scott.
 2. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
    Thou stickest a dagger in me.   --Shak.
 3. To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.
    My shroud of white, stuck all with yew.   --Shak.
    The points of spears are stuck within the shield.   --Dryden.
 4. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
 5. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
 6. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.
 7. To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner.
 8. Print. To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type. [Cant]
 9. Joinery To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.
 10. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.]
 11. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. [Slang]
 To stick out, to cause to project or protrude; to render prominent.


 Stuck imp. & p. p. of Stick.


 Stuck, n.  A thrust. [Obs.]

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 stick
      n 1: implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry
           sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on
           a stick"
      2: a small thin branch of a tree
      3: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and
         elevators of an airplane [syn: control stick, joystick]
      4: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
         sticks" [syn: pin, peg]
      5: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: joint,
          marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff]
      6: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no
         carrot"
      v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn:
           lodge, wedge, deposit] [ant: dislodge]
      2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit;
         we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner
         here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn:
          stay, stick around, stay put] [ant: move]
      3: cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand
         out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's
         business" [syn: put forward]
      4: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
         [syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to]
      5: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane
         it"
      6: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
      7: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this
         village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her
         principles" [syn: adhere]
      8: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble";
         "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {stand
         by, stick by, adhere]
      9: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface;
         "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
      10: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the
          poster onto the wall"
      11: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto
          the corkboard"
      12: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;
          "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
      13: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck
          the cloth with the needle"
      14: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He
          stuck the needle into his finger"
      15: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and
          resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The
          label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
          [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, cohere]
      16: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They
          stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge
          tax bill" [syn: sting]
      17: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
          don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
          question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, get,
          puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
           flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound]
      [also: stuck]


 stuck
      adj 1: caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud" [ant: unstuck]
      2: baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"


 stuck
      See stick