unwad en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + wad.
Meanings
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(transitive) To unfold (something wadded).
[…]and he's never in his life managed to unwad a pair of socks before putting them in the hamper.
1999, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Chicken soup for the college soul, page 37:Glancing back at the bathroom, she picked up and unwadded the paper. It was nothing. Just some download instructions from a computer help screen.
2009, Terri Blackstock, Double Minds:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unwads | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unwadded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unwadded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unwadding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |