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Stuck vs Problem - What's the difference?

stuck | problem |

As nouns the difference between stuck and problem

is that stuck is one, piece, article (of a ware; often not translated in engish) while problem is problem.

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)

    Anagrams

    *

    problem

    Alternative forms

    * probleme (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
  • :
  • *
  • *:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-03-07, author= Nicole Vulser
  • , volume=190, issue=13, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies , passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem : maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}
  • A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
  • A puzzling circumstance.
  • Antonyms

    * solution

    Derived terms

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
  • See also

    * trouble

    Noun

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