Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwhip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-whip
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To unbind the end of a rope that was previously whipped or bound up to prevent its unlaying.

Transitive verb

verb

To become unbound in this way.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From un- + whip.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unwhips (present, singular) unwhipping (participle, present) unwhipped (participle, past) unwhipped (past)

Questions

What does unwhip mean?
To unbind the end of a rope that was previously whipped or bound up to prevent its unlaying.
Where does unwhip come from?
From un- + whip.

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