"unwad" meaning in English

See unwad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unwads [present, singular, third-person], unwadding [participle, present], unwadded [participle, past], unwadded [past]
Etymology: un- + wad Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|wad}} un- + wad Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unwad (third-person singular simple present unwads, present participle unwadding, simple past and past participle unwadded)
  1. (transitive) To unfold (something wadded). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unwad-en-verb-rHTJ-Jnl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unwad meaning in English (1.6kB)

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