unsluice en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + sluice.
Meanings
- (transitive) To sluice; to open the sluice or sluices of (a lock)
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(figuratively, transitive) to let (emotions etc.) flow; to discharge.
All ages, all degrees unsluice their eyes
1717, John Dryden, Meleager and Atalanta:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsluicing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsluiced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsluiced | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unsluices | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |