"unglue" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unglues [present, singular, third-person], ungluing [participle, present], unglueing [participle, present], unglued [participle, past], unglued [past]
Etymology: un- + glue Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|glue}} un- + glue Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=unglueing}} unglue (third-person singular simple present unglues, present participle ungluing or unglueing, simple past and past participle unglued)
  1. to separate that which was held by glue Translations (To separate that which was held by glue): ablösen (German), відкле́ювати (vidkléjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відкле́їти (vidkléjity) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-unglue-en-verb-yi8bvcLH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'To separate that which was held by glue': 96 4
  2. to cease to adhere to or follow attentively Translations (To cease to follow attentively): losreißen (German)
    Sense id: en-unglue-en-verb-Qs6LhdiX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'To cease to follow attentively': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deglutinate

Inflected forms

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