unwhip

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ whip.

Verb

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unwhip (third-person singular simple present unwhips, present participle unwhipping, simple past and past participle unwhipped)

  1. (transitive, nautical) To unbind the end of a rope that was previously whipped or bound up to prevent its unlaying.
  2. (intransitive, nautical) To become unbound in this way.