Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unrig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-rig
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To undress (someone).

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"No, I have brought nothing but Ballaſt back,—made a delicious Voyage, Setter; and might have rode at Anchor in the Port till this time, but the Enemy ſurpriz'd us.— I vvou'd unrig."
"Some climbed the masts to unrig her, others rushed into the hold to get out the cargo, and numbers hurried to the cabin to carry off the lighter articles which it contained."
"TRIPPING-LINE. A small rope serving to unrig the lower top-gallant yard-arm of its lift and brace, when in the act of sending it down on deck."
"[I]n bathing costumes they unrigged the boat, put away the sails, and got her up to her resting place upon the dry sand of the beach."

Etymology

From un- + rig.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Inflected Forms

unrigs (present, singular) unrigging (participle, present) unrigged (participle, past) unrigged (past)

Questions

What does unrig mean?: To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
Where does unrig come from?: From un- + rig.

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