transitive verb
-·glued′, -·glu′ing- to separate or detach by or as if by dissolving an adhesive
- Slang to upset; confuse
unglue Idioms
come unglued
Slang to become emotionally upset and lose one's composure
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unglue
transitive verb
un·glued, un·glu·ing, un·gluesTo separate by dissolving a glue or other adhesive.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present unglues, present participle ungluing or unglueing, simple past and past participle unglued)
- To separate that which was held by glue.
- We had to use warm water and solvent to unglue all the joints we put in yesterday.
Origin
un- +"Ž glue
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