unrig
[ uhn-rig ]
/ ʌnˈrɪg /
verb (used with object), un·rigged, un·rig·ging.
RELATED WORDS
demolish, disassemble, wreck, undo, destroy, raze, wrack, annihilate, level, subvert, ruin, denude, deprive, decimate, fell, bare, dismount, strip, strike, divest
Nearby words
- unrevealed,
- unrewarded,
- unrewarding,
- unriddle,
- unrifled,
- unrighteous,
- unrip,
- unripe,
- unrivaled,
- unrivalled
Origin of unrig
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Examples from the Web for unrig
While we were being towed by the Choising, we began to unrig the good old Ayesha.
The 'Ayesha' being the adventures of the landing squad of the 'Emden'|Hellmuth von MckeA small rope serving to unrig the lower top-gallant yard-arm of its lift and brace, when in the act of sending it down on deck.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry SmythBut the sailing-wind came to nothing, and we were soon obliged to unrig and take to paddling.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen
unrig
/ (ʌnˈrɪɡ) /
verb -rigs, -rigging or -rigged
(tr) to strip (a vessel) of standing and running rigging
archaic, or dialect to undress (someone or oneself)
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