unglued
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4.2
- adjective
:
despegado
- As I was making a minor repair on our inflatable yesterday, reattaching a bit of the rub rail that had come unglued, I took note of the various objects that were inside it.
- come unglued
Examples
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"Aren't there some times in your life that you would be glad to forget?" the stranger asked, raising an eyebrow and causing half of it to come unglued.
Fiction book (2002) -
So, So what will it be in the case of unglued coins, independent coins, zero.
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Dangerous things, maybe, if the envelope came unglued.
Fiction book (1993) -
His few remaining strands of hair come unglued and fall forward, hanging in his face.
Fiction book (2000) -
He does makeup that comes unglued.
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It sounded like the bass board was coming unglued.
Fiction book (1996) -
The men were almost always in tweed, once in a while an ironed-on elbow patch unglued and flapping in the breeze generated by all that applause.
Fiction book (1994) -
The label on the box was unglued, so I had to tape it back down.
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After years of use, the wallpaper began to come unglued at the edges.
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I noticed that the model airplane's wing was unglued and needed repair.
Synonyms
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1.0
Loose and not fastened so laces or knots hang open
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5.3
Not made safe, for example items not fastened or a computer without a password
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4.3
Something loose and not fixed to the thing it belongs to
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4.2
Not fixed to anything so it can move freely
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3.4
The strings on a shoe or clothing are not tied and hang loose
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4.9
Not joined to something it was attached to before
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3.4
Not fastened so a door or gate can open easily
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6.7
The parts of something move easily when they are not held together firmly
Not attached to something or fastened in place
Not tied, closed, or attached
Not firmly attached and able to move or fall
Not connected to another thing, like a beam or wire
Not held tightly in place so it can be moved
Not held in place with nails
Not held in place with a pin and able to fall or move
Not fastened so a door or window opens easily
Not closed or fastened so it is open
Not attached or held in place so it can move
Free from any tie and able to move or act freely
Not tied with a rope
Antonyms
How Attached
Surface Forms
Morphology
unglued = glued (transparent) = un + glue + ed
This sense is a straightforward negation of the physical state 'glued', so the relation to the base is clear.
Etymology
Unglued is simply un- 'not' plus glued from glue, so it literally means 'not stuck'. That is why a label or piece of paper that has come away from something can be described as unglued.