unfoul en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈfaʊl/
Etymology
From un- + foul.
Meanings
- Not foul; fair.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unfoul | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unfoul | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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unfoul en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈfaʊl/
Etymology
From un- + foul.
Meanings
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(transitive) To free (something snagged or fouled).
‘We've lost quite a few men,’ the old man says as he energetically unfouls his rifle and carefully loads it with black powder that he extracts from a horn.
1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 476:How one repairs a broken sled, the quickest way to unfoul the dog lines, how to prevent the dogs from tangling the lines after stops, and so on.
2002, David Thomas Murphy, German Exploration of the Polar World: A History, 1870-1940, page 128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfouling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unfouls | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unfouled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unfouled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |