uncross

uncross verb: to move something, especially one's arms or legs, from a crossed position.

Verb

uncross (third-person singular simple present uncrosses, present participle uncrossing, simple past and past participle uncrossed)

(transitive) To move something, especially one's arms or legs, from a crossed position.
- Then she fell back on the altar and her fingers dangled loosely on its edge, her feet uncrossed and lay beside each other.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 32
(transitive) To undo the crossing or traversal of (something).
- I want nothing more than to run through the crowd of people and throw myself into his arms, but I can't. You can't rewrite the past, and once lines have been crossed, you can't uncross them.2014, DeAnna Holland, No Place Like Home
- “Don't call me stupid. I mean it. My parents don't ever call each other names. Name-calling and being nasty just breaks things and crosses lines you can't uncross.”2015, Abigail Tarttelin, Flick, page 201

Pull the reins in on the uncross and extend assertively on the cross over.
She dropped her eyes and uncrossed her nylonless legs.
The tendency will be to take smaller steps when your legs cross and larger steps when your legs uncross.

third-person singular present	uncrosses
present participle	uncrossing
past participle	uncrossed
past	uncrossed

From un- + cross.

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What does uncross mean?: Uncross means to move something, especially one's arms or legs, from a crossed position.
What part of speech is uncross?: Uncross is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncross?: The past tense of uncross is uncrossed.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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