uncap en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈkæp/
Etymology
From un- + cap. Piecewise doublet of uncape.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove a physical cap or cover from.
Then, with an opener, she uncapped both drinks.
2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 410:
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(transitive) To remove a cap or limit from.
to uncap the frame rate of a game console emulator
- (intransitive) To take off one's cap.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncapped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| uncapped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| uncaps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| uncapping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
bg отхлупвам (remove a cap or cover from) · pl odkapslować (remove a cap or cover from) · fr décapsuler (remove a cap or cover from) · pl odkapslowywać (remove a cap or cover from) · gl destapar (remove a cap or cover from)