Unship

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To unload cargo from a ship or other vessel.
  2. 2
    To remove (an oar, a mast, etc.) from its normal position. transitive

    "Dan sluiced the pen energetically, unshipped the table, set it up to dry in the moonlight, ran the red knife-blades through a wad of oakum, and began to sharpen them on a tiny grindstone […]"

  3. 3
    To throw from a horse; to unseat. archaic

    "Ben hired a nag, but 'twould stumble of course, / And by falling endanger poor Ben, / Aye, and over her bows, sir, this crazy old horse / Would unship, and unship him again."

Synonyms

All synonyms
disburdendischargedumpunburdenunloadunpack

Example

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"Dan sluiced the pen energetically, unshipped the table, set it up to dry in the moonlight, ran the red knife-blades through a wad of oakum, and began to sharpen them on a tiny grindstone […]"

Etymology

From un- + ship.

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