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unstrand

unstrand verb: to separate the strands of.

Verb

unstrand (third-person singular simple present unstrands, present participle unstranding, simple past and past participle unstranded)

  1. (transitive) To separate the strands of.
    • A convenient supply for this is to unstrand ordinary antenna cable[…]1927, Radio, volume 9, page 24
  2. (intransitive) To separate into its individual strands.
    • Elsa's skirt was splashed with wet and her bun was beginning to unstrand.2004, Esther Freud, The Sea House

Forms of unstrand

third-person singular presentunstrands
present participleunstranding
past participleunstranded
pastunstranded

Origin of unstrand

From un- + strand.

Questions about unstrand

What does unstrand mean?
Unstrand means to separate the strands of.
What part of speech is unstrand?
Unstrand is a verb.
What is the past tense of unstrand?
The past tense of unstrand is unstranded.

Words near unstrand in the dictionary

  1. unstrainedness
  2. unstraining
  3. unstrains
  4. unstraitened
  5. unstraked
  6. unstrand
  7. unstrandable
  8. unstranded
  9. unstranding
  10. unstrands
  11. unstrange

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