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stuck on

[stuhk] Origin

stuck

[stuhk]
verb
1.
simple past tense and past participle of stick2.
2.
stuck on, Informal. infatuated with: He met her only once and is already stuck on her.

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Stuck on is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
self-stuck, adjective
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Word Origin & History

stuck
"unable to go any further," 1885, from pp. of stick (v.). Colloq. stuck-up "assuming an unjustified air of superiority" is recorded from 1829.
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stuck on (so or sth) definition


  1. mod.
    enamored with someone or something; obsessed with someone or something. : Tom is stuck on himself—as conceited as can be. , I'm really stuck on this stuff. It's just yummy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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