unrust en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + rust.
Meanings
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(uncommon) To remove rust from a metal object.
Miss Mattie started a roaring fire, and everyone hung up the wet clothes while the cat played, tea water boiled, and the king planned how to unrust his knights.
1995, Lee Ebler, “The Fist Wet Clothes Drying Party”, in Editors of Highlights for Children, editor, Frog For a Day and Other Fanciful Adventure Stories, →ISBN, page 17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrusts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unrusted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unrusted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unrusting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |