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UNSHEATHE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they unsheathe ... he / she / it unsheathes
Past simple: unsheathed
Past participle: unsheathed
-ing form: unsheathing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Draw from a sheath or scabbard
Example:
the knight unsheathed his sword
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "unsheathe" is one way to...):
draw; get out; pull; pull out; take out (bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
sheathe (enclose with a sheath)
