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unlead

/ʌnˈlɛd/

unlead verb: to take away the leaden seals from (the bales of transit goods).

Verb

unlead (third-person singular simple present unleads, present participle unleading, simple past and past participle unleaded)

  1. (transitive) To take away the leaden seals from (the bales of transit goods).
  2. (historical, transitive) To take out the leads from (printed matter that has been set up).

Forms of unlead

third-person singular presentunleads
present participleunleading
past participleunleaded
pastunleaded

Origin of unlead

From un- + lead.

Questions about unlead

What does unlead mean?
Unlead means to take away the leaden seals from (the bales of transit goods).
What part of speech is unlead?
Unlead is a verb.
How do you pronounce unlead?
Unlead is pronounced /ʌnˈlɛd/.
What is the past tense of unlead?
The past tense of unlead is unleaded.

Words near unlead in the dictionary

  1. unlaying
  2. unlays
  3. unlazy
  4. unleachable
  5. unleached
  6. unlead
  7. unleadable
  8. unleaded
  9. unleadeds
  10. unleaderly
  11. unleading

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