stuck fast
Frequency: 6.06.8 per million words
Tightly and immovably stuck, unable to be moved.
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Examples (10)
- I couldn't budge the drawer—it was stuck fast.
- The wheel was stuck fast in the thick mud.
- The window had been painted shut and was stuck fast.
- The ring was stuck fast on her finger.
- The boat became stuck fast on a sandbank.
- Use a lubricant if the bolt is stuck fast.
- The zipper got stuck fast halfway up the jacket.
- The cork was stuck fast in the wine bottle.
- The heavy door was stuck fast due to the dampness.
- No matter how hard he pulled, the lid remained stuck fast.