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unstep
[
uhn-
step
]
un·step
/
ʌnˈstɛp
/
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[
uhn-
step
]
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verb (used with object),
un·stepped,
un·step·ping.
to lift from its
step
,
as a mast.
Origin:
1850–55;
un-
2
+
step
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unstep
(ʌnˈstɛp)
—
vb
,
-steps
,
-stepping
,
-stepped
(
tr
)
nautical
to remove (a mast) from its step
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