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ship
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un·ship
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ʌnˈʃɪp
/
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ship
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verb,
un·shipped,
un·ship·ping.
verb (used with object)
1.
to put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.
2.
to remove from the place proper for its use, as an oar or tiller.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become unloaded or removed.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
unshippen;
see
un-
2
,
ship
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unship
(ʌnˈʃɪp)
—
vb
,
-ships
,
-shipping
,
-shipped
1.
to be or cause to be unloaded, discharged, or disembarked from a ship
2.
(
tr
)
nautical
to remove from a regular place:
to unship oars
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