- unfurl
- Date: 1641 transitive verb to release from a furled state intransitive verb to open out from or as if from a furled state ; unfold
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unfurl
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Unfurl — Un*furl , v. t. & i. [1st pref. un + furl.] To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unfurl — index bare, deploy, spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unfurl — (v.) 1640s, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) opposite of + FURL (Cf. furl) (v.). Related: unfurled, unfurling … Etymology dictionary
unfurl — ► VERB ▪ spread out from a rolled or folded state … English terms dictionary
unfurl — [unfʉrl′] vt., vi. to open or spread out from a furled state … English World dictionary
unfurl — [[t]ʌ̱nfɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] unfurls, unfurling, unfurled 1) V ERG If you unfurl something rolled or folded such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you open it, so that it is spread out. [V n] Once outside the inner breakwater, we began to unfurl all the… … English dictionary
unfurl — UK [ʌnˈfɜː(r)l] / US [ʌnˈfɜrl] verb Word forms unfurl : present tense I/you/we/they unfurl he/she/it unfurls present participle unfurling past tense unfurled past participle unfurled 1) a) [transitive] to untie or open something that was rolled… … English dictionary
unfurl — verb Unfurl is used with these nouns as the object: ↑banner, ↑flag, ↑sail, ↑umbrella, ↑wing … Collocations dictionary
unfurl — unfurlable, adj. /un ferrl /, v.t. 1. to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold. v.i. 2. to become unfurled. [1635 45; UN 2 + FURL] * * * … Universalium
unfurl — verb /ʌnˈfəːl,ʌnˈfɝl/ a) To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag. They unfurled the flag at the start of the festival. b) To roll out or debut anything. When will we … Wiktionary
