† unballastadj.

Etymology: variant of unballassed adj. Compare Dutch ongeballast.

Obsolete.

= unballasted adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective]

lightlyeOE

lightOE

lightsomea1425

flying1509

light-minded?1529

tickle or light of the sear?1530

giddya1547

light-headed1549

gidded1563

giddish1566

fling-brained1570

tickle-headed1583

toyish1584

shallow1594

leger1598

corky1601

barmy1602

airy1609

unfirma1616

unballast1622

cork-brained1630

unballasted1644

kickshawa1655

unserious1655

unstudious1663

flirtishc1665

caper-witteda1670

shatter-headedc1686

corky-brained1699

flea-lugged1724

halokit1724

shatter-brained1727

scattered-brained1747

shatter-witted1775

flippant1791

butterfly-brained1796

scatter-brained1804

gossamer1806

shandy-pated1806

shattery1820

barmy-brained1823

papilionaceous1832

flirtatious1834

flirty1840

Micawberish1859

scatterheaded1867

flibberty-gibberty1879

thistledown1897

shatter-pated1901

trivial-minded1905

scattery1924

fizgig1928

ditzy1979

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > not seaworthy or unstable > unballasted

unballassed1606

unballast1622

unballasted1657

1622 T. Scott Belgicke Pismire Pref. sig. aa2 I have..saued much I might haue lost, had I ventured any thing in so light, weake, and vnbalast a bottome.

1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 280 The opinion of others, whose breath of applause (possibly) was a means to over-set thy unballast spirit.

1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida ii. ii. sig. H4 The vext Prince..to entertain Them now with strength unballast, cals in hast His late neglected Counsel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

unballastv.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1b. Compare Dutch ontballasten.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈballast.

1. Nautical. To clear (a ship) of ballast.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > supply with ballast > remove ballast from

unbalance1586

unballast1769

deballast1962

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Unballast, to discharge the ballast of a ship. [Hence in later dicts.]

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms at Maître de quai To appoint the proper places for ballasting and unballasting vessels.

2. figurative. To render unsteady.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > confuse, perplex, bewilder [verb (transitive)]

abobc1330

confusec1350

confoundc1374

cumbera1375

passc1384

maskerc1400

mopc1425

enose1430

manga1450

overmusec1460

perplex1477

maze1482

enmuse1502

ruffle?a1505

unsteady1532

entangle1540

duddle1548

intricate1548

distraught1579

distract1582

mizzle1583

moider1587

amuse1595

mist1598

bepuzzle1599

gravel1601

plunder1601

puzzle1603

intrigue1612

vexa1613

metagrobolize?a1616

befumea1618

fuddle1617

crucify1621

bumfiddlea1625

implicate1625

giddify1628

wilder1642

buzzlea1644

empuzzle1646

dunce1649

addle1652

meander1652

emberlucock1653

flounder1654

study1654

disorient1655

embarrass?1656

essome1660

embrangle1664

jumble1668

dunt1672

muse1673

clutter1685

emblustricate1693

fluster1720

disorientate1728

obfuscate1729

fickle1736

flustrate1797

unharmonize1797

mystify1806

maffle1811

boggle1835

unballast1836

stomber1841

throw1844

serpentine1850

unbalance1856

tickle1865

fog1872

bumfuzzle1878

wander1897

to put off1909

defeat1914

dither1919

befuddle1926

ungear1931

to screw up1941

1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 39 466 This pleasure..more completely unballasts the mind than any other.

Derivatives

unˈballasting n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > ballasting or deballasting

unballastinga1684

ballasting1769

deballasting1965

a1684 R. Leighton Pract. Comm. 1st Epist. Peter (1694) II. 441 'Tis necessary spent time and pains that is given to the unballasting of a Ship.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unballast
释义	† unballastadj. Etymology: variant of unballassed adj. Compare Dutch ongeballast. Obsolete. = unballasted adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective] lightlyeOE lightOE lightsomea1425 flying1509 light-minded?1529 tickle or light of the sear?1530 giddya1547 light-headed1549 gidded1563 giddish1566 fling-brained1570 tickle-headed1583 toyish1584 shallow1594 leger1598 corky1601 barmy1602 airy1609 unfirma1616 unballast1622 cork-brained1630 unballasted1644 kickshawa1655 unserious1655 unstudious1663 flirtishc1665 caper-witteda1670 shatter-headedc1686 corky-brained1699 flea-lugged1724 halokit1724 shatter-brained1727 scattered-brained1747 shatter-witted1775 flippant1791 butterfly-brained1796 scatter-brained1804 gossamer1806 shandy-pated1806 shattery1820 barmy-brained1823 papilionaceous1832 flirtatious1834 flirty1840 Micawberish1859 scatterheaded1867 flibberty-gibberty1879 thistledown1897 shatter-pated1901 trivial-minded1905 scattery1924 fizgig1928 ditzy1979 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > not seaworthy or unstable > unballasted unballassed1606 unballast1622 unballasted1657 1622 T. Scott Belgicke Pismire Pref. sig. aa2 I have..saued much I might haue lost, had I ventured any thing in so light, weake, and vnbalast a bottome. 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 280 The opinion of others, whose breath of applause (possibly) was a means to over-set thy unballast spirit. 1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida ii. ii. sig. H4 The vext Prince..to entertain Them now with strength unballast, cals in hast His late neglected Counsel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). unballastv. Etymology: un- prefix² 1b. Compare Dutch ontballasten.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈballast. 1. Nautical. To clear (a ship) of ballast. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > supply with ballast > remove ballast from unbalance1586 unballast1769 deballast1962 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Unballast, to discharge the ballast of a ship. [Hence in later dicts.] 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms at Maître de quai To appoint the proper places for ballasting and unballasting vessels. 2. figurative. To render unsteady. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > confuse, perplex, bewilder [verb (transitive)] abobc1330 confusec1350 confoundc1374 cumbera1375 passc1384 maskerc1400 mopc1425 enose1430 manga1450 overmusec1460 perplex1477 maze1482 enmuse1502 ruffle?a1505 unsteady1532 entangle1540 duddle1548 intricate1548 distraught1579 distract1582 mizzle1583 moider1587 amuse1595 mist1598 bepuzzle1599 gravel1601 plunder1601 puzzle1603 intrigue1612 vexa1613 metagrobolize?a1616 befumea1618 fuddle1617 crucify1621 bumfiddlea1625 implicate1625 giddify1628 wilder1642 buzzlea1644 empuzzle1646 dunce1649 addle1652 meander1652 emberlucock1653 flounder1654 study1654 disorient1655 embarrass?1656 essome1660 embrangle1664 jumble1668 dunt1672 muse1673 clutter1685 emblustricate1693 fluster1720 disorientate1728 obfuscate1729 fickle1736 flustrate1797 unharmonize1797 mystify1806 maffle1811 boggle1835 unballast1836 stomber1841 throw1844 serpentine1850 unbalance1856 tickle1865 fog1872 bumfuzzle1878 wander1897 to put off1909 defeat1914 dither1919 befuddle1926 ungear1931 to screw up1941 1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 39 466 This pleasure..more completely unballasts the mind than any other. Derivatives unˈballasting n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > ballasting or deballasting unballastinga1684 ballasting1769 deballasting1965 a1684 R. Leighton Pract. Comm. 1st Epist. Peter (1694) II. 441 'Tis necessary spent time and pains that is given to the unballasting of a Ship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1622v.a1684
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