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uncase

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To skin or flay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To strip (someone); to undress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To take out of a case or covering; to uncover.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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5

verb

Meaning 5

get undressed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • please don't undress in front of everybody!
  • She strips in front of strangers every night for a living

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undress, discase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: take off

Narrower terms: take off

History

Etymology

From un- + case.