"unclue" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unclues [present, singular, third-person], uncluing [participle, present], unclued [participle, past], unclued [past]
Etymology: un- + clue Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|clue}} un- + clue Head templates: {{en-verb}} unclue (third-person singular simple present unclues, present participle uncluing, simple past and past participle unclued)
  1. (transitive) To unwind; to untangle. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unclue-en-verb-Jogbv1Bv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49
  2. (transitive) To decipher; to untangle (e.g. a mystery) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unclue-en-verb-o1SfYMaq Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unclue meaning in English (1.7kB)

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