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uncinch

uncinch verb: to loosen (a saddle, a belt, etc.).

Verb

uncinch (third-person singular simple present uncinches, present participle uncinching, simple past and past participle uncinched)

  1. (transitive) To loosen (a saddle, a belt, etc.).

Forms of uncinch

third-person singular presentuncinches
present participleuncinching
past participleuncinched
pastuncinched

Origin of uncinch

From un- + cinch.

Questions about uncinch

What does uncinch mean?
Uncinch means to loosen (a saddle, a belt, etc.).
What part of speech is uncinch?
Uncinch is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncinch?
The past tense of uncinch is uncinched.

Words near uncinch in the dictionary

  1. uncinate processes
  2. uncinated
  3. uncinately
  4. uncinatum
  5. uncincate
  6. uncinch
  7. uncinched
  8. uncinches
  9. uncinching
  10. uncinct
  11. uncinctured

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