stecken

Meaning

1. (causative,form-of,irregular,strong,transitive,weak) causative of stecken when intransitive, to stick; to put; to insert; to pin
2. (intransitive,irregular,strong,weak) to stick; to be stuck
3. (informal,intransitive,irregular,strong,weak) to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
4. (ditransitive,informal,irregular,strong,weak) to inform privily, to intimate

Concepts

stick

put

insert

lay

place

poke

enclose

introduce

lay down

put away

put down

put in

set

stow

pierce

stab

thrust

apply

put on

shove

stuff

pick

pique

prick

quilt

sting

stitch

plant

slip

add

administer

append

assign

attach

employ

make use of

paste

practice

put onto

turn to account

use

locate

pass oneself off

pose

position

posture

push along

slide

advertise

announce

enter

input

sheathe

puncture

extend

conspire

run into

stick into

interfere

meddle

entrap

set someone up

fix into a container

inlay

plant one’s feet

lay off

ask

hang about

stick around

be

be stuck

pin

pop

tuck

press

Hyphenated as

ste‧cken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃtɛkən/

Etymology

From Middle High German stecken, from Old High German steckōn, a geminated derivative of stehhan, whence modern stechen.

Sentences

Schließlich blieb der österreichische Angriff im italienischen Abwehrfeuer stecken .

Eventually, the Austrian attack got stuck in the Italian defensive fire.