unlay

/uhn-ley/US // ʌnˈleɪ //UK // (ʌnˈleɪ) //

解放,解开,解放思想,卸下

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
un·laid, un·lay·ing.
- : to separate from a rope.
- : to untwist in order to separate its strands.

Take the end of a rope and unlay one strand; place the two remaining strands back alongside of the standing part (Fig. 92).
The ordinary way of pointing a rope is to first whip as described (Fig. 4), and then unlay the end as for the Flemish eye.
Unlay the end of a rope for a short distance, and lay the three strands upon the standing part, so as to form an eye.
Unlay the strands for a convenient length; then take an end in each hand, place them one within the other, and draw them close.
To untwist, to unlay ropes; to teaze, to convert it into oakum.