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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

derig en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + rig.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
    • "No way, we have to derig." "Okay. I'll keep paddling." I started untangling lines, pulling in jibsail cloth like a lobster fisherman pulling up a trap. 2002, Eric Stiller, Keep Australia On Your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak, page 106:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
derigging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
derigs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
derigged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
derigged Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

unrig