unsling

American  

[uhn-sling] / ʌnˈslɪŋ /

verb (used with object)

unslung, unslinging

1. to remove (something) from being slung.

   to unsling a rifle from one's shoulder.

2. Nautical. to take off the slings of; release from slings.

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unsling British  

/ ʌnˈslɪŋ /

verb

1. to remove or release from a slung position

2. to remove slings from

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Etymology

Origin of unsling

First recorded in 1620–30; un- ² + sling ¹

Example Sentences

I scan the surrounding crowd to make sure no one is watching, then unsling the bag and begin to pass it to Mina to remove whatever she needs for the lady.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Xan found herself stopping again and again just to take yet another opportunity to unsling the baby and stare into those deep, black eyes.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

At five o'clock the men of the corps were ordered to unsling knapsacks and divest themselves of every incumbrance preparatory to a charge.

From Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 by Stevens, George T.

As he started to unsling his pack he caught the dim note of somebody’s voice raised in song, and stood so, hand on the strap, listening.

From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)

The order was shouted to unsling and pile them in the rear, one man from each company being detailed to guard them.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various