A thrust.
"The broken machine was stuck, refusing to start despite multiple attempts at repair."
simple past tense and past participle of stick (archaic sticked)
"The old man stuck his hand into the pot to test the soup's temperature before the word 'sticked' fell out of common use."
In plain English: To be stuck means to get trapped so you cannot move forward or escape from something.
"The key got stuck in the lock when I tried to open the door."
Unable to move.
"The car was stuck in the mud and wouldn't start moving again."
A surname.
"The village records show that Mr. Stuck was elected mayor in 1924."
The word "stuck" is related to the Italian term stoccado, which refers to a thrust with a sword or dagger. This connection highlights the original sense of being fixed or impaled by a sharp object.