get suck vs get hung up vs get tied up vs...

[Majid72]

Hello

Would you please tell me which word(s) fit(s) best in the blank space?

Two Mount Holyoke College students had to be rescued after trapping themselves inside a dumbwaiter overnight.
The students ...... around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Safford Hall.

1- got caught up 2- were stuck 3- got hung up 4- got tied up 5- were held up
6- got stuck

Thanks a lot

[Kitosdad]

Your text defies description. The choices offered are not compatible with the newspaper text.

5 & 6 nearly make sense but don't quite do so.
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Keep it simple ... Keep it interesting.

[Milanya]

To me #6 makes more sense than #5. In my mind, "hold up" is more like an armed robbery.

BTW, these student are dumber than the dumbwaiter.
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