"unsheet" meaning in English

See unsheet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unsheets [present, singular, third-person], unsheeting [participle, present], unsheeted [participle, past], unsheeted [past]
Etymology: From un- + sheet. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|sheet}} un- + sheet Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsheet (third-person singular simple present unsheets, present participle unsheeting, simple past and past participle unsheeted)
  1. (transitive) To remove a sheet or sheets from; to uncover. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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