unstuck

[uhn-stuhk]

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adjective

freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck: When firmly pushed, the door became unstuck.

out of order, control, or coherence; undone: Their well-laid plans came unstuck under pressure.

Origin of unstuck

un-¹ + stuck

unstick

[uhn-stik]

verb (used with object), un·stuck, un·stick·ing.

to free, as one thing stuck to another.

verb (used without object), un·stuck, un·stick·ing.

to become unstuck: Finally, the car's horn unstuck.

Origin of unstick

First recorded in 1700–10; un-² + stick²

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Related Words for unstuck

loose, unglued

Examples from the Web for unstuck

Contemporary Examples of unstuck

It took me a while to figure out I needed closure to get unstuck.
Magic Johnson: I Survived
Allison Samuels
May 16, 2011

Historical Examples of unstuck

"You mean things get unstuck so on the voyage," murmured Constantia.
The Garden Party
Katherine Mansfield
"I have never wished so hard in my life, Sir, to be unstuck," said he.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 19, 1917
Various
He unstuck the snag from his shirt, pushed his way out of the thicket, and sat down weakly on the grass.
David and the Phoenix
Edward Ormondroyd

British Dictionary definitions for unstuck

unstuck

adjective

freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc

come unstuck to suffer failure or disaster

unstick

verb -sticks, -sticking or -stuck

(tr) to free or loosen (something stuck)

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Idioms and Phrases with unstuck

unstuck

see under come apart at the seams.