ungarter
ungarter verb: to remove the garter or garters from.
Verb
ungarter (third-person singular simple present ungarters, present participle ungartering, simple past and past participle ungartered)
- To remove the garter or garters from.
- Unbend, my dear dean, mon cher doyen — unlace, ungarter yourself!1952, Gerald Warner Brace, The Spire, page 355
- She looks down at her other stocking and starts to ungarter that.1995, Paddy Chayefsky, The Collected Works of Paddy Chayefsky, page 159
Forms of ungarter
| third-person singular present | ungarters |
|---|---|
| present participle | ungartering |
| past participle | ungartered |
| past | ungartered |
Origin of ungarter
From un- + garter.
Questions about ungarter
- What does ungarter mean?
- Ungarter means to remove the garter or garters from.
- What part of speech is ungarter?
- Ungarter is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ungarter?
- The past tense of ungarter is ungartered.
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