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unspar

UK/ʌnˈspɑː/US/ʌnˈspɑɹ/

unspar verb: to take the spars, stakes, bolts or bars from.

Verb

unspar (third-person singular simple present unspars, present participle unsparring, simple past and past participle unsparred)

  1. (transitive) To take the spars, stakes, bolts or bars from.
    • The lofty palisade unsparred1808 February 22, Walter Scott, “(please specify the introduction or canto number, or chapter name)”, in Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh: […] J[ames] Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald...

Forms of unspar

third-person singular presentunspars
present participleunsparring
past participleunsparred
pastunsparred

Origin of unspar

From un- + spar.

Questions about unspar

What does unspar mean?
Unspar means to take the spars, stakes, bolts or bars from.
What part of speech is unspar?
Unspar is a verb.
How do you pronounce unspar?
Unspar is pronounced /ʌnˈspɑː/ (UK).
What is the past tense of unspar?
The past tense of unspar is unsparred.

Words near unspar in the dictionary

  1. unspammed
  2. unspangled
  3. unspankable
  4. unspanked
  5. unspanned
  6. unspar
  7. unsparable
  8. unspare
  9. unspareable
  10. unspared
  11. unsparing

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