Pinned
Stuck
Stuck adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.
Both words in one sentence
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In The 39 Steps, When Richard Hannay discovers the dead spy whose murder he is later framed for, he finds that the knife has been stuck through his chest so deeply his body is pinned to the floor.
Source: Pinned to the Wall - Big Damn Heroes - You come to the assistance of United Na... er, Humanitarian forces stuck in a rut in SOCOM II, and you help rebels pinned under fire in SOCOM III.
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He has also been pinned to a ship's mast with arrows, been shot in the back with arrows, and had an arrow through his head when being "tortured." Seeing as how he's already dead he usually just plucks them out on his own so long as they aren't stuck... but, y'know... annoying.
Source: Webcomic / Looking for Group
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Stuck and Pinned. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pinned/stuck
Pinned & Stuck. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pinned/stuck>.
Stuck or Pinned. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pinned/stuck.
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