unstuckadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈstʌk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈstək/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b.

a. to come unstuck, to come to grief.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > come to grief

misfareOE

miswendOE

misferec1275

misspeeda1387

miscarryc1387

mischieve?a1400

to catch copper1530

to lose one's seatc1540

mischief1598

to bu(r)st one's boiler1824

to come to grief1850

to come (also go) a mucker1851

to come (fall, get) a cropper1858

mucker1862

to go or be up the flume1865

to come undone1899

to play smash1903

to come to a sticky end1904

to come unstuck1911

1911 R. Kipling in Harper's Mag. Dec. 3/2 ‘Don't apologize,’ said Gilbert, when the paroxysm ended. ‘I'm used to people coming a little—unstuck in this room.’

1928 Sunday Express 3 June 11/3 Soon after this I came unstuck over a horse which the Prince of Wales, later King Edward, had very kindly given me.

1928 Observer 29 July 19/2 But with freak distributions of cards which justify high bidding, doubles that look sound often come ‘unstuck’.

1928 Daily Express 12 Nov. 12 I thought my theory had come unstuck.

1936 Punch 14 Oct. 439/2 He had his chances, but no luck; He always managed to come unstuck.

1957 J. I. M. Stewart Use of Riches i. ix. 109 Here, in fact, was divorce-court stuff—call it the sort of situation that may develop with anyone once things come unstuck.

1958 Listener 16 Oct. 600/1 This is where the theory comes unstuck.

1970 Guardian 11 May 10/1 It is disturbing that on this occasion Mr. Nixon should have come so unstuck.

b. to get, come, etc., unstuck (Aeronautics), to get into the air, to take off: cf. unstick v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > take off

to take off?1849

lift1879

unstick1912

to get unstuck1913

1913 A. E. Berriman Aviation xvi. 157 It is not easy to acquire a proper flight-speed while trying to rise from the water, and it is only with considerable difficulty that pilots are able to get some machines ‘unstuck’.

1920 Flight 17 June 639/2 The machine had a very low landing~speed, got ‘unstuck’ after a very short run, and was very easy to fly.

1934 Flight 8 Feb. 121/2 No one seeing her for the first time would have expected her to come unstuck so quickly as she did.

1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose viii. 295 We came unstuck at the fourth flare.

1979 Truck & Bus Transportation Apr. 16/3 With the motors running at high pitch, the end of the asphalt loomed up very quickly and with a deft flick of the wrist by the ‘skipper’ the aircraft became ‘unstuck’ just in time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unstuck
释义	unstuckadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈstʌk/, U.S. /ˌənˈstək/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b. a. to come unstuck, to come to grief. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > come to grief misfareOE miswendOE misferec1275 misspeeda1387 miscarryc1387 mischieve?a1400 to catch copper1530 to lose one's seatc1540 mischief1598 to bu(r)st one's boiler1824 to come to grief1850 to come (also go) a mucker1851 to come (fall, get) a cropper1858 mucker1862 to go or be up the flume1865 to come undone1899 to play smash1903 to come to a sticky end1904 to come unstuck1911 1911 R. Kipling in Harper's Mag. Dec. 3/2 ‘Don't apologize,’ said Gilbert, when the paroxysm ended. ‘I'm used to people coming a little—unstuck in this room.’ 1928 Sunday Express 3 June 11/3 Soon after this I came unstuck over a horse which the Prince of Wales, later King Edward, had very kindly given me. 1928 Observer 29 July 19/2 But with freak distributions of cards which justify high bidding, doubles that look sound often come ‘unstuck’. 1928 Daily Express 12 Nov. 12 I thought my theory had come unstuck. 1936 Punch 14 Oct. 439/2 He had his chances, but no luck; He always managed to come unstuck. 1957 J. I. M. Stewart Use of Riches i. ix. 109 Here, in fact, was divorce-court stuff—call it the sort of situation that may develop with anyone once things come unstuck. 1958 Listener 16 Oct. 600/1 This is where the theory comes unstuck. 1970 Guardian 11 May 10/1 It is disturbing that on this occasion Mr. Nixon should have come so unstuck. b. to get, come, etc., unstuck (Aeronautics), to get into the air, to take off: cf. unstick v. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > take off to take off?1849 lift1879 unstick1912 to get unstuck1913 1913 A. E. Berriman Aviation xvi. 157 It is not easy to acquire a proper flight-speed while trying to rise from the water, and it is only with considerable difficulty that pilots are able to get some machines ‘unstuck’. 1920 Flight 17 June 639/2 The machine had a very low landing~speed, got ‘unstuck’ after a very short run, and was very easy to fly. 1934 Flight 8 Feb. 121/2 No one seeing her for the first time would have expected her to come unstuck so quickly as she did. 1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose viii. 295 We came unstuck at the fourth flare. 1979 Truck & Bus Transportation Apr. 16/3 With the motors running at high pitch, the end of the asphalt loomed up very quickly and with a deft flick of the wrist by the ‘skipper’ the aircraft became ‘unstuck’ just in time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1911
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