uncatch en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English uncachen, equivalent to un- + catch.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release
Liz waved. She leaned toward Carter. “Can you please uncatch my hair?” she hissed.
2014, Cheri Allan, Stacking the Deck:Caddy uncaught me and we crawled through.
1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, Folio Society, published 2016, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncatching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| uncatches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| uncaught | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| uncaught | Tense=Past | lexicographic |