unfoul
/ʌnˈfaʊl/
unfoul verb: to free (something snagged or fouled).
Verb
unfoul (third-person singular simple present unfouls, present participle unfouling, simple past and past participle unfouled)
- To free (something snagged or fouled).
- ‘We've lost quite a few men,’ the old man says as he energetically unfouls his rifle and carefully loads it with black powder that he extracts from a horn.1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 476
- How one repairs a broken sled, the quickest way to unfoul the dog lines, how to prevent the dogs from tangling the lines after stops, and so on.2002, David Thomas Murphy, German Exploration of the Polar World: A History, 1870-1940, page 128
Adjective
unfoul (comparative more unfoul, superlative most unfoul)
Forms of unfoul
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | unfouls |
| present participle | unfouling |
| past participle | unfouled |
| past | unfouled |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more unfoul |
| superlative | most unfoul |
Origin of unfoul
From un- + foul.
Questions about unfoul
- What does unfoul mean?
- Unfoul means to free (something snagged or fouled).
- What part of speech is unfoul?
- Unfoul can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unfoul?
- Unfoul is pronounced /ʌnˈfaʊl/.
- What is the past tense of unfoul?
- The past tense of unfoul is unfouled.
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