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verb · transitive

demast

demast · demasts · demasted · demasting

To remove the mast from for storageTo remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.
(transitive)To break the mast of (a sailing ship) in an accident.
The powerful storm demasted the ship.

Origin

From de- + mast.

From de- + mast.

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Forms

demasts, demasting, demasted, demasted

Base form	demast · to demast
3rd person singular	demasts
Present participle	demasting
Past simple	demasted
Past participle	demasted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	demast
he, she, it	demasts

Past simpleLesson

all persons

demasted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have demasted
he, she, it	has demasted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will demast

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

demagoguery demandB1 demarcation demean demeanor demeanour

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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