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Stuck vs Blocked - What's the difference?

stuck | blocked |

As verbs the difference between stuck and blocked

is that stuck is past tense of stick (which in the past was sticked while blocked is past tense and past participle of to block.

As adjectives the difference between stuck and blocked

is that stuck is trapped and unable to move while blocked is obstructed impeding general movement.

As a noun stuck

is a thrust.

stuck

English

Etymology 1

Verb

  • (stick) (which in the past was sticked )

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Trapped and unable to move.
    • Sue tried to squeeze through the window, but got stuck .
    Can you shift this gate? I think it's stuck .
  • Unable to progress.
    • ''I'm stuck on this question in the test.
    Derived terms
    * stuck on

    Etymology 2

    Compare stoccado.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A thrust.
  • * 1599 , , IV. vii. 160:
    • If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, / Our purpose may hold there.
    (Webster 1913)

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    blocked

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • obstructed impeding general movement.
    • This road is blocked , so we must find another route.
  • obstructed impeding total flow in a pipe, etc.
    • The drain is '''blocked'', so we must call the plumber.

    Verb

    (head)
  • Past tense and past participle of to block .

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