different between unrig vs unring

English

Etymology

un- +? rig

Verb

unrig (third-person singular simple present unrigs, present participle unrigging, simple past and past participle unrigged)

1. (nautical, transitive, intransitive) To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
   • 1957, Neville Shute, On the Beach, New York: William Morrow & Co., Chapter 3,^[4]

     [...] in bathing costumes they unrigged the boat, put away the sails, and got her up to her resting place upon the dry sand of the beach.

2. (transitive) To disable.
3. (obsolete, slang) To undress (someone).

References

Anagrams

• Irgun, rugin, ruing, uring

English

Etymology

un- +? ring

Verb

unring (third-person singular simple present unrings, present participle unringing, simple past and past participle unrung)

1. Hypothetically, to reverse the act of ringing, or the consequences of the action.

   In a criminal trial, if the prosecution brings in inadmissible evidence that would unfairly prejudice the accused, a mistrial may be warranted. Having the judge admonish the jury to disregard the evidence might not be enough, as the saying goes, 'You can't unring the bell.'

2. (transitive, poetic) To remove a ring from.
   • 1979, John Jefferson Bray, "The Story of Iphis" in Poems 1972-1979

     Her lofty song commands in thrilling strains
     That new-raised woman snap her rusty chains,
     Unring her finger and unbind her breast.

Derived terms

• unring a bell
• you can't unring a bell

Anagrams

• urning