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adjective
Date: 1911
brought into a state of disarray, discomposure, or incoherence <the deal came unstuck>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unstuck
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unstuck — [unstuk′] vt. pt. & pp. of UNSTICK adj. loosened or freed from being stuck come unstuck Informal to fail, go wrong, break down, etc … English World dictionary
unstuck — [[t]ʌnstʌ̱k[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects If something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to. The brown vinyl covering all the horizontal surfaces is coming unstuck in several places. 2) PHRASE: V inflects To… … English dictionary
unstuck — adj. ruined (slang) to come unstuck (the whole scheme came unstuck) * * * [ʌn stʌk] [ ruined ] (slang) to come unstuck (the whole scheme came unstuck) … Combinatory dictionary
unstuck — un|stuck [ˌʌnˈstʌk] adj come unstuck a) BrE informal if a person, plan, or system comes unstuck, they fail at what they were trying to achieve ▪ a dangerous area of rock where many climbers come unstuck b) if something comes unstuck, it becomes… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unstuck — un|stuck [ ʌn stʌk ] adjective come unstuck 1. ) INFORMAL if something such as a plan or system comes unstuck, it fails 2. ) if something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from something that it was stuck to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unstuck — adjective come unstuck a) if something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from something that it was stuck to b) BrE informal if someone comes unstuck, something that they are doing start to go wrong … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unstuck — /un stuk /, adj. 1. freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck: When firmly pushed, the door became unstuck. 2. out of order, control, or coherence; undone: Their well laid plans came unstuck under pressure. [UN 1 + STUCK] * * * … Universalium
unstuck — past and past participle of unstick. Phrases come (or get) unstuck informal fail … English new terms dictionary
unstuck — UK [ʌnˈstʌk] / US adjective come unstuck … English dictionary
unstuck — [ʌnˈstʌk] adj come unstuck informal to fail[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
