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)
- 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...
- 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.
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