unrove

 [uhn-rohv]  

un·rove

   [uhn-rohv] Nautical
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
simple past tense and past participle of unreeve.
adjective
2.
withdrawn from a block, thimble, etc.

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un·reeve

   [uhn-reev] verb, un·rove or un·reeved, un·ro·ven or un·reeved, un·reev·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
Nautical. to withdraw (a rope) from a block, thimble, etc.
verb (used without object)
2.
to unreeve a rope.
3.
(of a rope) to become unreeved.
Origin:
1590–1600; un-2 + reeve2
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