unsheathe
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un·sheathe
(ŭn-shēth′)tr.v. un·sheathed, un·sheath·ing, un·sheathes
To draw from or as if from a sheath or scabbard.
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unsheathe
(ʌnˈʃiːð)vb
(tr) to draw or pull out (something, esp a weapon) from a sheath or other covering
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un•sheathe
(ʌnˈʃið)v.t. -sheathed, -sheath•ing.
to draw from a sheath, as a sword or knife.
[1325–75]
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unsheathe
Past participle: unsheathed
Gerund: unsheathing
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| Verb | 1. |  unsheathe - draw from a sheath or scabbard; "the knight unsheathed his sword"pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" sheathe - enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unsheathe
vt sword → (aus der Scheide) ziehen
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