verb
Meaning 1
To remove a physical cap or cover from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
uncap
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/ʌnˈkæp/
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rhymes with -æp
verb
Meaning 2
To remove a cap or limit from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- to uncap the frame rate of a game console emulator
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To take off one's cap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- + cap. Piecewise doublet of uncape.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отхлупвам (othlupvam) — remove a cap or cover from
- French: décapsuler — remove a cap or cover from
- Galician: destapar — remove a cap or cover from
- Polish: odkapslowywać — remove a cap or cover from
- Polish: odkapslować — remove a cap or cover from