unstick

verb

un·​stick ˌən-ˈstik How to pronounce unstick (audio)
unstuck ˌən-ˈstək How to pronounce unstick (audio) ; unsticking

transitive verb

: to release from a state of adhesion

Examples of unstick in a Sentence

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The amount of times makeup had to run in with a spray bottle of water to unstick our fingers. Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025 No one was in the front or even knew how to unstick the pedal. David Zweig, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025 Every desperate, oft-grotesque figure that flits through Andersson’s frame — most of whom are business owners or salesmen or middle-class professionals — tries to unstick themselves in an effort to save their small slice of the world. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024 In theory, a flood of supply of new homes would help unstick the market. Matt Egan, CNN, 27 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for unstick

Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unstick was in 1706

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“Unstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unstick. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

unstick

verb
un·​stick ˌən-ˈstik How to pronounce unstick (audio)
ˈən-
unstuck -ˈstək How to pronounce unstick (audio) ; unsticking
: to free from being stuck or bound
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