unstick

When the rocks suddenly unstick, or snap, they release all that stress as an earthquake.

When we dissolve sugar in water, all we do is unstick those true molecules.

What those glues typically can’t do, however, is later unstick and restick on command.

There are a bevy of metaphorical interpretations both of the ship getting stuck and the comparatively tiny machines trying to unstick it.

Beyond that, keeping your blood flowing and exercising your limbs’ full range of motion can unstick any tissues in your arm that are over-compressed.

And, come to that, I don't need to unstick the envelope to know what's inside here.