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to unship

to unship

8.6
To make someone fall out of their seat by a sudden movement
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈʃɪp/
  • Archaic
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  • A sharp turn in the boat unshipped her from her seat and she landed on the floor.

Examples

  • The sudden jolt unshipped the passenger from his chair during the rough ride.

  • He was nearly unshipped by the unexpected stop, but managed to hold on tightly.

  • Don't unship the boxes until we arrive!

  • The crew unships the supplies every morning.

  • The sudden jolt unshipped the passenger from his chair during the rough ride.

  • A sharp turn in the boat unshipped her from her seat and she landed on the floor.

  • He was nearly unshipped by the unexpected stop, but managed to hold on tightly.

Synonyms

to unseat
vsto unship
1 5.8

Make someone fall from a seat, for example from a horse or bike

is sudden removal by quick movement, not only a literal fall
to unfrock
vsto unship
  • Literature
1 9.8

To remove someone from a position of authority as punishment

is sudden physical dislodging rather than formal removal from office

Antonyms

to seat
165 1.8

To show people where to sit

How Sudden

to eject
32 4.2
to expel
194 5.0
to unship
  • Archaic
8.6
to unseat
19 6.2
to displace
140 5.5
to remove
∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

unship infinitive
unshipped past
unshipped past participle
unshipping present participle
unships third person singular

Morphology

unship = ship (semi-transparent) = un + ship

Formally 'un-' + 'ship' is straightforward, but this sense (sudden removal from a position) is a less literal or more extended use that may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Unship comes from the parts un- meaning 'remove' and ship meaning 'boat', and from the image of being taken off a boat it began to mean being suddenly removed from a seat or position. So if a quick move unships someone, it knocks them out of their place.