un·reeve
(ŭn-rēv′)v. un·reeved or un·rove (-rōv′), un·reeved or un·ro·ven (-rō′vən), un·reev·ing, un·reeves Nautical
v.tr. To withdraw (a rope, for example) from an opening, such as a block or thimble.
v.intr.1. To become unreeved.
2. To unreeve a rope.
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unreeve
(ʌnˈriːv) vb,
-reeves,
-reeving,
-rove or -reeved (Nautical Terms) nautical to withdraw (a rope) from a block, thimble, etc
[C17: from un-2 + reeve2]
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unreeve
Past participle: unreeved/unrove
Gerund: unreeving
Present |
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I unreeve |
you unreeve |
he/she/it unreeves |
we unreeve |
you unreeve |
they unreeve |
Preterite |
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I unreeved/unrove |
you unreeved/unrove |
he/she/it unreeved/unrove |
we unreeved/unrove |
you unreeved/unrove |
they unreeved/unrove |
Present Continuous |
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I am unreeving |
you are unreeving |
he/she/it is unreeving |
we are unreeving |
you are unreeving |
they are unreeving |
Present Perfect |
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I have unreeved/unrove |
you have unreeved/unrove |
he/she/it has unreeved/unrove |
we have unreeved/unrove |
you have unreeved/unrove |
they have unreeved/unrove |
Past Continuous |
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I was unreeving |
you were unreeving |
he/she/it was unreeving |
we were unreeving |
you were unreeving |
they were unreeving |
Past Perfect |
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I had unreeved/unrove |
you had unreeved/unrove |
he/she/it had unreeved/unrove |
we had unreeved/unrove |
you had unreeved/unrove |
they had unreeved/unrove |
Future |
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I will unreeve |
you will unreeve |
he/she/it will unreeve |
we will unreeve |
you will unreeve |
they will unreeve |
Future Perfect |
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I will have unreeved/unrove |
you will have unreeved/unrove |
he/she/it will have unreeved/unrove |
we will have unreeved/unrove |
you will have unreeved/unrove |
they will have unreeved/unrove |
Future Continuous |
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I will be unreeving |
you will be unreeving |
he/she/it will be unreeving |
we will be unreeving |
you will be unreeving |
they will be unreeving |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been unreeving |
you have been unreeving |
he/she/it has been unreeving |
we have been unreeving |
you have been unreeving |
they have been unreeving |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been unreeving |
you will have been unreeving |
he/she/it will have been unreeving |
we will have been unreeving |
you will have been unreeving |
they will have been unreeving |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been unreeving |
you had been unreeving |
he/she/it had been unreeving |
we had been unreeving |
you had been unreeving |
they had been unreeving |
Conditional |
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I would unreeve |
you would unreeve |
he/she/it would unreeve |
we would unreeve |
you would unreeve |
they would unreeve |
Past Conditional |
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I would have unreeved/unrove |
you would have unreeved/unrove |
he/she/it would have unreeved/unrove |
we would have unreeved/unrove |
you would have unreeved/unrove |
they would have unreeved/unrove |
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