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Stuck vs Snuck - What's the difference?

stuck | snuck |

As a noun stuck

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

As a verb snuck is

(chiefly|north america) (sneak).

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

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    snuck

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (chiefly, North America) (sneak)
  • :I snuck into the theater because the movie had already started.

    • Usage notes

    *See sneak for notes on sneaked'' vs ''snuck .

    Synonyms

    * sneaked English irregular simple past forms English irregular past participles