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Stuck vs Struck - What's the difference?

stuck | struck |

As verbs the difference between stuck and struck

is that stuck is past tense of stick (which in the past was sticked while struck is past tense of strike (delete.

As an adjective stuck

is trapped and unable to move.

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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    struck

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (strike) (delete)
  • (strike) (hit)

    • Derived terms

    * awe-struck * horror-struck * love-struck * star-struck English irregular simple past forms English irregular past participles

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