unlay

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verb

To untwist.

“to unlay a rope”

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Meanings

verbunlay (third-person singular simple present unlays, present participle unlaying, simple past and past participle unlaid)

present singular third person unlays · participle present unlaying · participle past unlaid · past unlaid

  1. transitivenauticalTo untwist.

    to unlay a rope

Origin

From un- + lay.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unlay

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

unlay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlay

MLA

“unlay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unlay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlay.

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