intransitive. To be unable to progress; to be brought to a standstill; to become stuck; (of a boat) to become grounded. Also in figurative…

intransitive (for reflexive). To become encumbered or obstructed, to stick. literal and figurative.

esp. in passive. To become stuck (in mud, mire, a snowdrift, etc.). Now only U.S. or dialect. Also figurative (chiefly U.S.), of an assembly, plan…