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unstuck

/ʌnˈstʌk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
un-stuck
IPA
/ʌnˈstʌk/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of unstick

verb

To unstick; to get something unstuck

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unstucks (present, singular) unstucking (participle, present) unstucked (participle, past) unstucked (past)

Phrases

come unstuck

Synonyms

undone

Rhymes With

fuck luck stuck truck struck suck duck chuck buck puck tuck snuck

Questions

How do you pronounce unstuck?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈstʌk/.
What does unstuck mean?
simple past and past participle of unstick
Where does unstuck come from?
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.

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