unrope

English

Etymology

un- +‎ rope

Verb

unrope (third-person singular simple present unropes, present participle unroping, simple past and past participle unroped)

  1. (transitive) To remove the rope or ropes from.
    • 1952, C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader:
      "As for you, little maiden, I am sorry I cannot buy you all. Unrope my boy, Pug. And look—treat these others well while they are in your hands or it'll be the worse for you."

Antonyms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.