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unslip

unslip verb: to release (a dog, etc.) from its slip or leash.

Verb

unslip (third-person singular simple present unslips, present participle unslipping, simple past and past participle unslipped)

  1. (transitive) To release (a dog, etc.) from its slip or leash.
  2. (transitive) To remove (a slip or leash) from an animal.

Forms of unslip

third-person singular presentunslips
present participleunslipping
past participleunslipped
pastunslipped

Origin of unslip

From un- + slip.

Questions about unslip

What does unslip mean?
Unslip means to release (a dog, etc.) from its slip or leash.
What part of speech is unslip?
Unslip is a verb.
What is the past tense of unslip?
The past tense of unslip is unslipped.

Words near unslip in the dictionary

  1. unslim
  2. unslimed
  3. unsling
  4. unslinging
  5. unslings
  6. unslip
  7. unslipped
  8. unslippered
  9. unslippery
  10. unslipping
  11. unslips

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