unship

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈʃɪp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un ship′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•ship  (un ship′),USA pronunciation v., -shipped, -ship•ping. 
v.t. 
  1. Nauticalto put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.
  2. Nauticalto remove from the place proper for its use, as an oar or tiller.

v.i. 
  1. Nauticalto become unloaded or removed.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English unshippen; see un-2, ship

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unship / ʌnˈʃɪp/ ( -ships, -shipping, -shipped)
  1. to be or cause to be unloaded, discharged, or disembarked from a ship
  2. (transitive) to remove from a regular place: to unship oars
'unship' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
unshippable

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