un·lay (ŭn-lā′) v. un·laid (-lād′) , un·lay·ing , un·lays Nautical
v. tr. To untwist the strands of (a rope).
unlay (ʌnˈleɪ ) vb ,
-lays ,
-laying or -laid (tr ) to untwist (a rope or cable) to separate its strands
un•lay (ʌnˈleɪ) v.t. -laid, -lay•ing. 1. to separate (a strand) from a rope.
2. to untwist (a rope) in order to separate its strands.
[1720–30]
unlay Past participle: unlaidGerund: unlayingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I unlay you unlay he/she/it unlays we unlay you unlay they unlay
Preterite I unlaid you unlaid he/she/it unlaid we unlaid you unlaid they unlaid
Present Continuous I am unlaying you are unlaying he/she/it is unlaying we are unlaying you are unlaying they are unlaying
Present Perfect I have unlaid you have unlaid he/she/it has unlaid we have unlaid you have unlaid they have unlaid
Past Continuous I was unlaying you were unlaying he/she/it was unlaying we were unlaying you were unlaying they were unlaying
Past Perfect I had unlaid you had unlaid he/she/it had unlaid we had unlaid you had unlaid they had unlaid
Future I will unlay you will unlay he/she/it will unlay we will unlay you will unlay they will unlay
Future Perfect I will have unlaid you will have unlaid he/she/it will have unlaid we will have unlaid you will have unlaid they will have unlaid
Future Continuous I will be unlaying you will be unlaying he/she/it will be unlaying we will be unlaying you will be unlaying they will be unlaying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been unlaying you have been unlaying he/she/it has been unlaying we have been unlaying you have been unlaying they have been unlaying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been unlaying you will have been unlaying he/she/it will have been unlaying we will have been unlaying you will have been unlaying they will have been unlaying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been unlaying you had been unlaying he/she/it had been unlaying we had been unlaying you had been unlaying they had been unlaying
Conditional I would unlay you would unlay he/she/it would unlay we would unlay you would unlay they would unlay
Past Conditional I would have unlaid you would have unlaid he/she/it would have unlaid we would have unlaid you would have unlaid they would have unlaid