verb
unglue
To separate things that have been joined with glue.
She uses warm water to unglue the two wooden pieces.
Etymology
The reversing prefix attaches to glue. Ungluing separates surfaces by undoing the adhesive bond between them.
More examples
- I need to unglue the envelope flap without tearing it.
- He unglued the model's wing so he could reposition it.
- We are ungluing the paper layers one at a time.
Forms
unglue · unglues · unglued · ungluing