get stuck

/gɛt stək/
/gɛt stək/
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Other forms: got stuck; getting stuck; gets stuck; gotten stuck

Definitions of get stuck
  1. verb
    be unable to move further
    synonyms: bog down, grind to a halt, mire
    bog down, mire
    cause to get stuck as if in a mire
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    type of:
    stand still
    remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
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