(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger

stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill

(bound form) sluggish; stagnant

to stagnate; to congeal; (fig.) to stop still; to freeze

dull; lifeless; sluggish