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unkey

unkey verb: to stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.

Verb

unkey (third-person singular simple present unkeys, present participle unkeying, simple past and past participle unkeyed)

  1. (transitive) To stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.
    • I forgot to unkey the microphone, and everyone could still hear me.

Forms of unkey

third-person singular presentunkeys
present participleunkeying
past participleunkeyed
pastunkeyed

Origin of unkey

From un- + key.

Questions about unkey

What does unkey mean?
Unkey means to stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.
What part of speech is unkey?
Unkey is a verb.
What is the past tense of unkey?
The past tense of unkey is unkeyed.

Words near unkey in the dictionary

  1. unkeratinized
  2. unkerchiefed
  3. unkerned
  4. unket
  5. unketh
  6. unkey
  7. unkeyed
  8. unkeying
  9. unkeys
  10. unkeyworded
  11. unkickable

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