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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unrope en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + rope.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove the rope or ropes from.
    • "As for you, little maiden, I am sorry I cannot buy you all. Unrope my boy, Pug. And look—treat these others well while they are in your hands or it'll be the worse for you." 1952, C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unroped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unroped Tense=Past lexicographic
unroping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unropes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

rope up