"Stuck-up" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples
"Stuck-up" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
"Stuck-up" Meaning
Containing or showing an excessive respect for oneself or one's social class, suggesting that one is too proud or snobbish.
"Stuck-up" Examples
Adjective
Arrogant and haughty, often in a rather affected way.
The stuck-up rich kid looked down on everyone at the party.
Rigid in one's opinions, especially to the point of being unwilling to change.
His stuck-up attitude made it difficult to persuade him to see things from a different perspective.
Attached together in a tight space, especially in a mechanical part.
The two gears were stuck up together and couldn't be separated.
Overcome with difficulty, especially a difficulty that prevents you from continuing to move.
The cyclist got stuck up on the steep hill and had to walk for a while.
Fitted or placed upright.
The trees were stuck up at an angle to shelter the plants from the wind.
"Stuck-up" Similar Words
Stubbornness
The quality of being stubborn or obstinately uncooperative; unyielding determination or obstinacy in one's opinions or actions, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to manage.
Stubs
Remnants or traces of something; a small remaining part.<br><br>Example: The stubs of a tree branch can still be seen after a storm.<br><br>A small part or section of something, especially a ticket or coupon.<br><br>Example: She saved the stub of her movie ticket as a memento.<br><br>A shortened or contracted form of something, especially a root or stem.<br><br>Example: A nurse removed the intravenous catheter, leaving a small stub in the patient's vein.
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Stuck
To be in a difficult or annoying situation, where one finds it hard to move forward or make progress.<br><br>Example: "I've been stuck in this traffic for hours."<br><br>Synonyms: trapped, blocked, unable to proceed, jammed<br><br>Antonyms: free, unobstructed, moving forward, liberated.
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