- unsling
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transitive verb
(unslung; unslinging)
Date: 1630
to remove from being slung <unslung the carbine>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unsling
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Unsling — Un*sling , v. t. [1st pref. un + sling.] (Naut.) To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unsling — [unsliŋ′] vt. unslung, unslinging 1. to take (a rifle, etc.) from a slung position 2. Naut. to release from slings … English World dictionary
unsling — /un sling /, v.t., unslung, unslinging. 1. to remove (something) from being slung: to unsling a rifle from one s shoulder. 2. Naut. to take off the slings of; release from slings. [1620 30; UN 2 + SLING1] * * * … Universalium
unsling — un•sling [[t]ʌnˈslɪŋ[/t]] v. t., slung, sling•ing. 1) to remove (something) from being slung: to unsling a rifle from one s shoulder[/ex] 2) navig. Naut. to take off the slings of; release from slings • Etymology: 1620–30 … From formal English to slang
unsling — verb to take something from a hanging, or slung position. The hunter unslung his rifle and took a bead on the hare … Wiktionary
unsling — verb (unslings, unslinging, past and past participle unslung) remove from a position of being slung or suspended … English new terms dictionary
unsling — un·sling … English syllables
unsling — /ʌnˈslɪŋ/ (say un sling) verb (t) (unslung, unslinging) 1. to remove (something) from a position in which it is slung. 2. Nautical to take off the slings of; release from slings. {un 2 + sling1} …
unsling — v.tr. (past and past part. unslung) free from being slung or suspended … Useful english dictionary
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