adj
unstuck
uhn-STUHK
adj
1
No longer stuck or attached.
"The label came unstuck after the jar got wet."
verb
1
To free something that was stuck; used mainly in the phrase 'come unstuck', meaning to fail or go wrong.
"His plan came unstuck when the weather turned bad."
How to Use Unstuck
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLiterally no longer fixed in place, or (in the phrase 'come unstuck') a plan that has fallen apart.
Common pairings
come unstuck
Word Forms
unstucked past tense, unstucks singular
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