un·lay
(ŭn-lā′)v. un·laid (-lād′), un·lay·ing, un·lays Nautical
v.tr. To untwist the strands of (a rope).
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unlay
(ʌnˈleɪ) vb,
-lays,
-laying or -laid (tr) to untwist (a rope or cable) to separate its strands
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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]
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unlay
Past participle: unlaid
Gerund: unlaying
| 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 |
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