unstick
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Unstick — Un*stick , v. t. [1st pref. un + stick.] To release, as one thing stuck to another. Richardson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unstick — ► VERB (past and past part. unstuck) ▪ cause to become no longer stuck together. ● come unstuck Cf. ↑come unstuck … English terms dictionary
unstick — [unstik′] vt. unstuck, unsticking to loosen or free (something stuck) … English World dictionary
unstick — [[t]ʌnstɪ̱k[/t]] unsticks, unsticking, unstuck V ERG If you unstick something or if it unsticks, it becomes separated from the thing that it was stuck to. → See also unstuck [V n] Mike shook his head, to unstick his hair from his sweating… … English dictionary
unstick — transitive verb (unstuck; sticking) Date: 1706 to release from a state of adhesion … New Collegiate Dictionary
unstick — /un stik /, v., unstuck, unsticking. v.t. 1. to free, as one thing stuck to another. v.i. 2. to become unstuck: Finally, the car s horn unstuck. [1700 10; UN 2 + STICK2] * * * … Universalium
unstick — verb To free something from the condition of being stuck (mechanically, or with adhesive) … Wiktionary
unstick — Synonyms and related words: cast off, detach, diffuse, disengage, disjoin, disperse, doff, ease, ease off, free, let go, let up, liberate, loose, loosen, relax, release, remove, scatter, slack, slack off, slacken, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt … Moby Thesaurus
unstick — un stick || ‚ʌn stɪk v. free, loose, separate (something stuck or attached) … English contemporary dictionary
unstick — verb (unsticks, unsticking, past and past participle unstuck) 1》 cause to become no longer stuck together. 2》 Brit. informal (of an aircraft) take off … English new terms dictionary
