GET STUCK Synonyms

• occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

• extremely crowed or filled to capacity

• caught or fixed

• baffled

• forced to turn and face attackers

• wedged or packed in together

• a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

• the quantity that was caught

• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

• anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)

• a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

• a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

• perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• to hook or entangle

• attract and fix

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

• reach in time

• get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

• catch up with and possibly overtake

• be struck or affected by

• check oneself during an action

• hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

• see or watch

• cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled

• detect a blunder or misstep

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• come down with

• start burning

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• attract; cause to be enamored

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• take in and retain

• spread or be communicated

• be the catcher

• become aware of

• delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

• deprive of freedom; take into confinement

• stop or halt

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• catch in or as if in a trap

• the act of grasping

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

• an intellectual hold or understanding

• a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

• hold fast or firmly

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• the event of something ending

• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

• disabled in the feet or legs

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• come to a halt, stop moving

• stop from happening or developing

• stop the flow of a liquid

• hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

• to hold fast or prevent from moving

• make defenseless

• convert (assets) into fixed capital

• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

• cause to be unable to move

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)

• small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener

• a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

• any of various Native American dwellings

• a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

• be a lodger; stay temporarily

• put, fix, force, or implant

• file a formal charge against

• provide housing for

• a sharp protuberance

• a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• an unforeseen obstacle

• catch on a snag

• get by acting quickly and smartly

• hew jaggedly

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

• deep soft mud in water or slush

• a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

• entrap

• cause to get stuck as if in a mire

• be unable to move further

• soil with mud, muck, or mire

• get stuck while doing something

• cause to get stuck as if in a mire

• be unable to move further

• cause to slow down or get stuck

• be unable to move further