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unstow

unstow verb: to unload (stowed cargo) from a ship, etc.

Verb

unstow (third-person singular simple present unstows, present participle unstowing, simple past and past participle unstowed)

  1. (transitive) To unload (stowed cargo) from a ship, etc.

Forms of unstow

third-person singular presentunstows
present participleunstowing
past participleunstowed
pastunstowed

Origin of unstow

From un- + stow.

Questions about unstow

What does unstow mean?
Unstow means to unload (stowed cargo) from a ship, etc.
What part of speech is unstow?
Unstow is a verb.
What is the past tense of unstow?
The past tense of unstow is unstowed.

Words near unstow in the dictionary

  1. unstormed
  2. unstormy
  3. unstory
  4. unstout
  5. unstoved
  6. unstow
  7. unstowed
  8. unstowing
  9. unstows
  10. unstraddle
  11. unstraddled

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