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uncage

/ʌnˈkeɪd͡ʒ/

uncage verb: to take out of or release from a cage.

Verb

uncage (third-person singular simple present uncages, present participle uncaging, simple past and past participle uncaged)

  1. To take out of or release from a cage.
    • At about eleven, we uncaged our pigeons, who flew away into the sapphire sky that hung like a sail from the white peaks.1927, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, E.P. Dutton & Co., page 33
  2. (broadly) To unleash; to remove from restraints.

Forms of uncage

third-person singular presentuncages
present participleuncaging
past participleuncaged
pastuncaged

Origin of uncage

From un- + cage.

Words that rhyme with uncage

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Questions about uncage

What does uncage mean?
Uncage means to take out of or release from a cage.
What part of speech is uncage?
Uncage is a verb.
How do you pronounce uncage?
Uncage is pronounced /ʌnˈkeɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the past tense of uncage?
The past tense of uncage is uncaged.

Words near uncage in the dictionary

  1. uncaches
  2. uncaching
  3. uncadaverous
  4. uncadenced
  5. uncaffeinated
  6. uncage
  7. uncageable
  8. uncaged
  9. uncages
  10. uncaging
  11. uncake

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