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unstep
[ uhn-step ]
/ ʌnˈstɛp /
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verb (used with object), un·stepped, un·step·ping.
to lift from its step, as a mast.
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Words nearby unstep
unstarry, unstate, unstated, unsteady, unsteel, unstep, unsterile, unstick, unstinting, unstop, unstoppable
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How to use unstep in a sentence
They had only to unstep its mast and lie flat in the cup of its soggy platform and they could not be spied half a mile away.
Where the Pavement Ends|John RussellAt length the branches extended so far across the passage that we were compelled to unstep the mast in order to pass under them.
The Wanderers|W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for unstep
unstep
/ (ʌnˈstɛp) /
verb -steps, -stepping or -stepped
(tr) nautical to remove (a mast) from its step
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