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unstuck

/ʌnˈstʌk/

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Ireland/ʊnˈstʊk/

unstuck is the simple past and past participle of unstick.

Meaning of unstick

Verb

unstick (third-person singular simple present unsticks, present participle unsticking, simple past and past participle unstuck)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To free from the condition of being stuck.
    • Add the rice and sauté until the first few grains begin to brown (about 3 minutes). Add peas, stock, and salt. Mix well and be sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to unstick any rice.2012, Laura Pazzaglia, The Everything Healthy Pressure Cooker Cookbook
  2. (intransitive) To become freed from a stuck condition.
    • Starting to panic, I stepped back and put my foot right through the door. Outside, Nelson laughed. The door unstuck. I hopped on one leg as it swung outward, carrying my boot.2019, Russ Linton, Plea Bargain
  3. (intransitive) To leave the ground during takeoff.

Verb

unstuck (third-person singular simple present unstucks, present participle unstucking, simple past and past participle unstucked)

  1. (nonstandard, transitive) To unstick; to get something unstuck
    • My car is stuck in the snow. How do I unstuck it?

Forms of unstuck

third-person singular presentunstucks
present participleunstucking
past participleunstucked
pastunstucked

Origin of unstuck

From un- + stuck.

Words formed from unstuck

Words that rhyme with unstuck

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Questions about unstuck

What does unstuck mean?
Unstuck means to unstick; to get something unstuck.
What is unstuck the simple past and past participle of?
Unstuck is the simple past and past participle of unstick.
What part of speech is unstuck?
Unstuck is a verb.
How do you pronounce unstuck?
Unstuck is pronounced /ʌnˈstʌk/.
What is the past tense of unstuck?
The past tense of unstuck is unstucked.

Words near unstuck in the dictionary

  1. unstrungness
  2. unstubbed
  3. unstubbled
  4. unstubborn
  5. unstuccoed
  6. unstuck
  7. unstudded
  8. unstudentized
  9. unstudiable
  10. unstudied
  11. unstudiedly

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: unstuck (page history and authors); unstick (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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