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stuck at

stuck at is the simple past and past participle of stick at.

Meaning of stick at

Verb

stick at (third-person singular simple present sticks at, present participle sticking at, simple past and past participle stuck at)

  1. (informal, transitive) To continue practising (a skill), even it is difficult
    • If you want to dance well, you have to stick at it.
    Synonyms:
    keep at

Questions about stuck at

What is stuck at the simple past and past participle of?
Stuck at is the simple past and past participle of stick at.

Words near stuck at in the dictionary

  1. Stuchbury
  2. Stuchly
  3. stuck
  4. stuck a needle in my eye
  5. stuck around
  6. stuck at
  7. stuck at nothing
  8. stuck by
  9. stuck down
  10. stuck fat
  11. stuck in a rut

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