unreeve

un·reeve

verb \-ˈrēv\

un·rove\-ˈrōv\ or un·reevedun·reev·ing

Definition of UNREEVE

transitive verb

: to withdraw (a rope) from an opening (as a ship's block or thimble)

First Known Use of UNREEVE

1600

Rhymes with UNREEVE

Abib, achieve, aggrieve, believe, bereave, cap sleeve, conceive, deceive, French leave, frost heave, Hoccleve, inweave, khedive, motive, naive, perceive, pet peeve, plain weave, qui vive, receive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, shirtsleeve, shore leave, sick leave, unweave, upheave