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undecking

undecking is the present participle and gerund of undeck.

Meaning of undeck

Verb

undeck (third-person singular simple present undecks, present participle undecking, simple past and past participle undecked)

  1. (transitive) To remove ornaments from; to strip.
    • Nay, if I turn mine eyes upon myself I find myself a traitor with the rest, For I have given here my soul's consent T'undeck the pompous body of a king, Made glory base and sovereignty a slave, Proud majesty a subject, state a peasant1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...
  2. To clear from a deck or storage area.
    • It also unloads logs, decks, undecks, delivers and picks up from the peeling station and, in be- tween, puts a small log between tusks and forks and, using it as a blade, sweeps up bark and debris from the black top into a burning pit.1961, The Lumberman - Volume 88, page 35

Questions about undecking

What is undecking the present participle and gerund of?
Undecking is the present participle and gerund of undeck.

Words near undecking in the dictionary

  1. undecisive
  2. undecisively
  3. undecisiveness
  4. undeck
  5. undecked
  6. undecking
  7. undecks
  8. undeclaimed
  9. undeclamatory
  10. undeclarable
  11. undeclaration

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