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unbait

unbait verb: to remove the bait from.

Verb

unbait (third-person singular simple present unbaits, present participle unbaiting, simple past and past participle unbaited)

  1. (transitive) To remove the bait from.
    • I would lift the pole, unbait the hook, wrap the line around the pole, and carefully lay it down.1998, Franklin Burroughs, Billy Watson's Croker Sack, page 54

Forms of unbait

third-person singular presentunbaits
present participleunbaiting
past participleunbaited
pastunbaited

Origin of unbait

From un- + bait.

Questions about unbait

What does unbait mean?
Unbait means to remove the bait from.
What part of speech is unbait?
Unbait is a verb.
What is the past tense of unbait?
The past tense of unbait is unbaited.

Words near unbait in the dictionary

  1. unbaggers
  2. unbagging
  3. unbags
  4. unbailable
  5. unbailed
  6. unbait
  7. unbaitable
  8. unbaited
  9. unbaiting
  10. unbaits
  11. unbake

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