"he stuck his fork into the sausage"

• (of a pointed object) be or remain fixed with its point embedded in (something)

  "there was a slim rod sticking into the ground beside me"

• fix (something) on a point or pointed object

  "stick the balls of wool on knitting needles"

• stab or pierce with a sharp object

  "he screamed like a stuck pig"

"a youth with a cigarette stuck behind one ear"

• protrude or extend in a certain direction

  "his front teeth stick out"

• put somewhere, typically in a quick or careless way

  "just stick that sandwich on my desk"

• used to express angry dismissal

  "he told them they could stick the job—he didn't want it anyway"

• cause to incur an expense or loss

  "she stuck me for last month's rent"

"the plastic seats stuck to my skin"

• fasten or cause to adhere to something

  "she stuck the stamp on the envelope"

• be or become convincing, established, or regarded as valid

  "the authorities couldn't make the charges stick"

• (in pontoon and similar card games) decline to add to one's hand

"Sara tried to open the window but it was stuck"

• be or become fixed or jammed as a result of an obstruction

  "he drove into a bog, where his wheels stuck fast"

• be unable to progress with a task or find the answer or solution to something

  "I'm doing the crossword and I've got stuck"

• remain in a static condition; fail to progress

  "he lost a lot of weight but had stuck at 15 stone"

• be or remain in a specified place or situation, typically one perceived as tedious or unpleasant

  "I don't want to be stuck in an office all my life"

• be at a loss for or in need of

  "I'm not usually stuck for words"

"I can't stick Geoffrey—he's a real old misery"