stecken

Etymology
From, from , a geminated derivative of , whence modern.

Verb

 * , when intransitive, to stick; to put; to insert; to pin
 * 1)  to stick; to be stuck
 * 2)  to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
 * 3)  to inform privily, to intimate
 * 1)  to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
 * 2)  to inform privily, to intimate
 * 1)  to inform privily, to intimate
 * 1)  to inform privily, to intimate
 * 1)  to inform privily, to intimate
 * 1)  to inform privily, to intimate

Usage notes

 * Transitively, stecken has always been a weak verb.
 * Intransitively, the past participle has also always been weak (gesteckt). The (secondarily developed) strong past tense forms "stak" were still used in formal writing until some time ago, but have now become archaic and even unintelligible to a good deal of native speakers. Hence, stecken is now a consistently weak verb in general usage.