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unstuck

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʌnˈstʌk/
  • Ireland, Northern-England: /ʊnˈstʊk/
  • rhymes with -ʌk
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S T AH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

simple past and past participle of unstick

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To unstick; to get something unstuck

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, transitive

Examples

  • My car is stuck in the snow. How do I unstuck it?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

free

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a man with a mule got my car unstuck
  • the gears locked in second and would not come unstuck

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: stuck

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • price programs became unstuck because little grain was available

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undone

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English stuck English unstuck From un- + stuck.