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unglue

unglue verb: to separate that which was held by glue.

Verb

unglue (third-person singular simple present unglues, present participle ungluing or (uncommon) unglueing, simple past and past participle unglued)

  1. to separate that which was held by glue
    • we had to use warm water and solvent to unglue all the joints we put in yesterday.
  2. to cease to adhere to or follow attentively
    • parents are looking for new ways to unglue their children from their screens

Synonyms of unglue

Forms of unglue

third-person singular presentunglues
present participleungluing
present participle uncommonunglueing
past participleunglued
pastunglued

Origin of unglue

From un- + glue.

Questions about unglue

What does unglue mean?
Unglue means to separate that which was held by glue.
What part of speech is unglue?
Unglue is a verb.
What is the past tense of unglue?
The past tense of unglue is unglued.

Words near unglue in the dictionary

  1. unglowing
  2. unglozed
  3. ungluable
  4. unglucosylated
  5. unglucuronidated
  6. unglue
  7. unglueable
  8. unglued
  9. unglueing
  10. unglues
  11. ungluing

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