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uncouples

uncouples is the third-person singular simple present indicative of uncouple.

Meaning of uncouple

Verb

uncouple (third-person singular simple present uncouples, present participle uncoupling, simple past and past participle uncoupled)

  1. (transitive) To disconnect or detach one thing from another.
    • We uncoupled the trailer and left it behind.
    Synonyms:
    decouple, unpair, dispair
  2. (transitive) To come loose.
  3. (transitive) To loose, as dogs, from their couples.

Questions about uncouples

What is uncouples the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Uncouples is the third-person singular simple present indicative of uncouple.

Words near uncouples in the dictionary

  1. uncounts
  2. uncouple
  3. uncoupled
  4. uncoupler
  5. uncouplers
  6. uncouples
  7. uncoupling
  8. uncouplings
  9. uncourageous
  10. uncourageously
  11. uncourageousness

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