"unstrand" meaning in English

See unstrand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unstrands [present, singular, third-person], unstranding [participle, present], unstranded [participle, past], unstranded [past]
Etymology: un- + strand Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|strand}} un- + strand Head templates: {{en-verb}} unstrand (third-person singular simple present unstrands, present participle unstranding, simple past and past participle unstranded)
  1. (transitive) To separate the strands of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unstrand-en-verb-EGpyuUL~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 50 50
  2. (intransitive) To separate into its individual strands. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unstrand-en-verb-~rQ3SwV7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 50 50

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unstrand meaning in English (2.1kB)

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