unstuck
[ uhn-stuhk ]
/ ʌnˈstʌk /
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.
Words nearby unstuck
unstriated,
unstring,
unstriped,
unstructured,
unstrung,
unstuck,
unstudied,
unsub,
unsubscribe,
unsubstantial,
unsubstantiated
Definition for unstuck (2 of 2)
unstick
[ uhn-stik ]
/ ʌnˈstɪk /
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.
Example sentences from the Web for unstuck
It took me a while to figure out I needed closure to get unstuck.
"I have never wished so hard in my life, Sir, to be unstuck," said he.
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"You mean things get unstuck so on the voyage," murmured Constantia.
The Garden Party |Katherine Mansfield
British Dictionary definitions for unstuck (1 of 2)
unstuck
/ (ʌnˈstʌk) /
adjective
freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc
come unstuck
to suffer failure or disaster
British Dictionary definitions for unstuck (2 of 2)
unstick
/ (ʌnˈstɪk) /
verb -sticks, -sticking or -stuck
(tr)
to free or loosen (something stuck)
Idioms and Phrases with unstuck
unstuck
see under come apart at the seams.