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unsnib

unsnib verb: to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened.

Verb

unsnib (third-person singular simple present unsnibs, present participle unsnibbing, simple past and past participle unsnibbed)

  1. to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened.
    • Catherine unsnibbed the [toilet] door and came out. She smiled bravely and went to wash her hands.1997, Bernard MacLaverty, 'Grace Notes' (novel), (Part 2, at page 262 in the 1998 Vintage paperback edition)
    • Somehow she managed to unsnib the window and escape.
    Synonyms:
    unbolt, unlatch, unfasten

Synonyms of unsnib

Forms of unsnib

third-person singular presentunsnibs
present participleunsnibbing
past participleunsnibbed
pastunsnibbed

Origin of unsnib

From un- + snib.

Questions about unsnib

What does unsnib mean?
Unsnib means to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened.
What part of speech is unsnib?
Unsnib is a verb.
What is the past tense of unsnib?
The past tense of unsnib is unsnibbed.

Words near unsnib in the dictionary

  1. unsnecking
  2. unsnecks
  3. unsneering
  4. unsneezed
  5. unsneezing
  6. unsnib
  7. unsnibbed
  8. unsnibbing
  9. unsnibs
  10. unsniffed
  11. unsnipped

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