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uncatch

uncatch verb: to set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release.

Verb

uncatch (third-person singular simple present uncatches, present participle uncatching, simple past and past participle uncaught)

  1. (ambitransitive) To set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release
    • Caddy uncaught me and we crawled through.1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, Folio Society, published 2016, page 4
    • Liz waved. She leaned toward Carter. “Can you please uncatch my hair?” she hissed.2014, Cheri Allan, Stacking the Deck

Forms of uncatch

third-person singular presentuncatches
present participleuncatching
past participleuncaught
pastuncaught

Origin of uncatch

From Middle English uncachen, equivalent to un- + catch.

Questions about uncatch

What does uncatch mean?
Uncatch means to set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release.
What part of speech is uncatch?
Uncatch is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncatch?
The past tense of uncatch is uncaught.

Words near uncatch in the dictionary

  1. uncataloged
  2. uncatalogued
  3. uncatalysed
  4. uncatalyzed
  5. uncatastrophic
  6. uncatch
  7. uncatchable
  8. uncatchableness
  9. uncatchably
  10. uncatches
  11. uncatching

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