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derigged

derigged is the simple past and past participle of derig.

Meaning of derig

Verb

derig (third-person singular simple present derigs, present participle derigging, simple past and past participle derigged)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
    • "No way, we have to derig." "Okay. I'll keep paddling." I started untangling lines, pulling in jibsail cloth like a lobster fisherman pulling up a trap.2002, Eric Stiller, Keep Australia On Your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak, page 106
    Synonyms:
    unrig

Questions about derigged

What is derigged the simple past and past participle of?
Derigged is the simple past and past participle of derig.

Words near derigged in the dictionary

  1. deridingly
  2. deridings
  3. DeRienzo
  4. DeRienzos
  5. derig
  6. derigged
  7. derigging
  8. derigs
  9. derilict
  10. dering
  11. deringer

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