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uncope

uncope verb: to remove the coping from (a wall).

Verb

uncope (third-person singular simple present uncopes, present participle uncoping, simple past and past participle uncoped)

  1. (transitive) To remove the coping from (a wall).
    • The wind had beaten them [tree branches] about on the crest of this wall, until it had finished by uncoping the stones, loosening the mortar, and making breaches in the masonry […]1851, Alphonse de Lamartine, The Stonecutter of St. Point: A Village Tale, page 13

Forms of uncope

third-person singular presentuncopes
present participleuncoping
past participleuncoped
pastuncoped

Origin of uncope

From un- + cope.

Questions about uncope

What does uncope mean?
Uncope means to remove the coping from (a wall).
What part of speech is uncope?
Uncope is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncope?
The past tense of uncope is uncoped.

Words near uncope in the dictionary

  1. uncoordinated
  2. uncoordinatedly
  3. uncoordinatedness
  4. uncoordination
  5. uncooth
  6. uncope
  7. uncoped
  8. uncopes
  9. uncopiable
  10. uncopied
  11. uncopies

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