derig

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verb

To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).

Similar
unrig
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Meanings

verbderig (third-person singular simple present derigs, present participle derigging, simple past and past participle derigged)

present singular third person derigs · participle present derigging · participle past derigged · past derigged

  1. intransitivetransitivenauticalTo remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).

    "No way, we have to derig." "Okay. I'll keep paddling." I started untangling lines, pulling in jibsail cloth like a lobster fisherman pulling up a trap.

    2002, Eric Stiller, Keep Australia On Your Left: A True Story of an Attempt to Circumnavigate Australia by Kayak, page 106

    Synonyms: unrig

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).

Similar
unrig

Origin

From de- + rig.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ridgedirgerediggride
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APA

derig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derig

MLA

“derig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derig. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “derig,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derig.

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