unsling

[ uhn-sling ]

verb (used with object),un·slung, un·sling·ing.
  1. to remove (something) from being slung: to unsling a rifle from one's shoulder.

  2. Nautical. to take off the slings of; release from slings.

Origin of unsling

1
First recorded in 1620–30; un-2 + sling1

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British Dictionary definitions for unsling

unsling

/ (ʌnˈslɪŋ) /


verb-slings, -slinging or -slung (tr)
  1. to remove or release from a slung position

  2. to remove slings from

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