unstrand en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + strand.
Meanings
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(transitive) To separate the strands of.
A convenient supply for this is to unstrand ordinary antenna cable[…]
1927, Radio, volume 9, page 24:
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(intransitive) To separate into its individual strands.
Elsa's skirt was splashed with wet and her bun was beginning to unstrand.
2004, Esther Freud, The Sea House:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unstrands | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unstranding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstranded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstranded | Tense=Past | lexicographic |