unstick

English edit

unstick (third-person singular simple present unsticks, present participle unsticking, simple past and past participle unstuck)

(transitive, sometimes figurative) To free from the condition of being stuck.
- 2012, Laura Pazzaglia, The Everything Healthy Pressure Cooker Cookbook:
  Add the rice and sauté until the first few grains begin to brown (about 3 minutes). Add peas, stock, and salt. Mix well and be sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to unstick any rice.
(intransitive) To become freed from a stuck condition.
- 2019, Russ Linton, Plea Bargain:
  Starting to panic, I stepped back and put my foot right through the door. Outside, Nelson laughed. The door unstuck. I hopped on one leg as it swung outward, carrying my boot.
(intransitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To leave the ground during takeoff.

to free from the condition of being stuck

French: décoller (fr)
Polish: odkleić (pl) pf (sticky things), odklejać (sticky things), odlepić pf (sticky things), odlepiać impf (sticky things)
Spanish: despegar (es)

to become freed from a stuck condition

French: se décoincer
Polish: odkleić się pf (sticky things), odklejać się impf (sticky things), odlepić się pf (sticky things), odlepiać się impf (sticky things)

to leave the ground during takeoff