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un•reeve



Pronunciation: (un-rēv'), [key]
—v., -rove or -reeved, -reev•ing.

—v.t.
Naut.to withdraw (a rope) from a block, thimble, etc.

—v.i.
1. to unreeve a rope.
2. (of a rope) to become unreeved.

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