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/unroveGerund: unreevingImperative 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 unreeve you unreeve he/she/it unreeves we unreeve you unreeve they unreeve
Preterite I unreeved/unrove you unreeved/unrove he/she/it unreeved/unrove we unreeved/unrove you unreeved/unrove they unreeved/unrove
Present Continuous I am unreeving you are unreeving he/she/it is unreeving we are unreeving you are unreeving they are unreeving
Present Perfect 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 I was unreeving you were unreeving he/she/it was unreeving we were unreeving you were unreeving they were unreeving
Past Perfect 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 I will unreeve you will unreeve he/she/it will unreeve we will unreeve you will unreeve they will unreeve
Future Perfect 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 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 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 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 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 I would unreeve you would unreeve he/she/it would unreeve we would unreeve you would unreeve they would unreeve
Past Conditional 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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