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Meaning of unclew | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To unwind, unfold, unravel or untie.
    also, archaic, figuratively, transitive
  2. To undo; to ruin.
    archaic, figuratively, transitive

Examples

“unclewing ropes and disentangling knots”
“unclewing the inmost mysteries of the bed-chamber”
“unclew the topmost canvas, the skysails, and the brig's royals”
“If I should pay you for't as 'tis extoll'd, It would unclew me quite”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

unclewed unclewing unclews unclick unclicking unclicks

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