"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: From 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

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Chicken soup for the college soul, page 37:",
          "text": "[…]and he's never in his life managed to unwad a pair of socks before putting them in the hamper.",
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        {
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        "(transitive) To unfold (something wadded)."
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