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unrigging

unrigging is the present participle and gerund of unrig.

Meaning of unrig

Verb

unrig (third-person singular simple present unrigs, present participle unrigging, simple past and past participle unrigged)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
    • No, I have brought nothing but Ballaſt back,—made a delicious Voyage, Setter; and might have rode at Anchor in the Port till this time, but the Enemy ſurpriz'd us.— I vvou'd unrig.1693, Will[iam] Congreve, The Old Batchelour, a Comedy. […], London: […] Peter Buck, […], →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 43
  2. (transitive) To disable.
  3. (obsolete, slang) To undress (someone).

Questions about unrigging

What is unrigging the present participle and gerund of?
Unrigging is the present participle and gerund of unrig.

Words near unrigging in the dictionary

  1. unriffled
  2. unrifled
  3. unrifted
  4. unrig
  5. unrigged
  6. unrigging
  7. unright
  8. unrightable
  9. unrighted
  10. unrighteous
  11. unrighteously

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