Definition of "unsling" [un•sling]

• To remove from a sling or a slung position: unsling a backpack. (verb-transitive)
• Nautical To remove the slings of (a yard, for example). (verb-transitive)

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• "We froze, and without a word, we both started trying to unsling and get a shot while standing in the open of that road."
• "I unsling the backpack and put it through the X ray machine and then emerge at the other end."
• "The warrior looked up from his work, smiled with full, black-colored lips, and moved to unsling the large gun strapped to his back."