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unramming

unramming is the present participle and gerund of unram.

Meaning of unram

Verb

unram (third-person singular simple present unrams, present participle unramming, simple past and past participle unrammed)

  1. (transitive) To remove something that was rammed.
    • Deceased lighted the fire, but it missed fire, and after waiting about 30 minutes he returned with another workman, and they began to unram the shot with a steel drill when the charge exploded.1897, Great Britain. Mines Department, Mines and Quarries. Reports ... for the East Scotland District (page 46)

Questions about unramming

What is unramming the present participle and gerund of?
Unramming is the present participle and gerund of unram.

Words near unramming in the dictionary

  1. unrambling
  2. unrambunctious
  3. unramifiable
  4. unramified
  5. unrammed
  6. unramming
  7. unramped
  8. unrams
  9. unranched
  10. unrancid
  11. unrancorous

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