- freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc
- come unstuck ⇒ to suffer failure or disaster
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•stuck /ʌnˈstʌk/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- brought to a state of disarray or stoppage:The negotiations have come unstuck.
un•stuck
(un stuk′),USA pronunciation adj.
- 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.
- un-1 + stuck
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unstuck /ʌnˈstʌk/ adj
un•stick
(un stik′),USA pronunciation v., -stuck, -stick•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
v.t.
- to free, as one thing stuck to another.
v.i.
- to become unstuck:Finally, the car's horn unstuck.
- un-2 + stick2 1700–10
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unstick /ʌnˈstɪk/ vb ( -sticks, -sticking, -stuck)
- (transitive) to free or loosen (something stuck)
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