Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To remove the cap or covering of.
  • intransitive verb To remove one's head covering as a sign of deference.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To remove a cap, as a percussion-cap, from, as a gun or a cartridge, or a protecting cap from, as a lens-tube.
  • To remove the cap or hat.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To remove a cap or cover from.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To remove a cap or cover from.

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Examples

  • I heard him uncap a canteen, take several swallows of water, and then step away.

    The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • Evidently, some companies can recover the costs through other means and conjunctive opportunities, make possible, by providing the normal uncap internet access.

    The Case of AT&T’s Incredible Shrinking Broadband Tiers 2009

  • The British Government 's proposal to uncap tuition fees for universities is a step in the right direction, but it' s been met with howls of outrage from many, who argue that allowing universities to charge more will reduce access to higher education in the U.K.

    The Price of Knowledge 2010

  • I heard him uncap a canteen, take several swallows of water, and then step away.

    The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • Pee in a bottle and leave it six months then uncap it, what happens everything in the vicinity will haul butt away.

    Deer Actractants 2010

  • We already have what we need in SS (maybe we should uncap FICA and increase benefits, though?)

    Matthew Yglesias » The Other Public Sector Pension Problem 2010

  • Most “un -” prefixed words are adjectives (unacceptable, unpleasant), and there are certainly some familiar “un -” verbs (uncap, unpack), but “unfriend” is different from the norm.

    Web Teacher › Useful links: beautiful HTML, unfriend, e-expectations, Facebook gods 2009

  • So, for a family in high-cost California taxed at the top federal rate, the expiration of the Bush tax cuts in 2013, the 0.9% increase in payroll taxes to fund ObamaCare, and the president's proposal to eventually uncap Social Security payroll taxes would lift its combined marginal tax rate to a stunning 58.4%.

    Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate Michael J. Boskin 2011

  • Pee in a bottle and leave it six months then uncap it, what happens everything in the vicinity will haul butt away.

    Deer Actractants 2010

  • Arturo must be a romantic if he's prompted while doing his business to uncap a pen and make his declaration of love on this pocked metal surface.

    Arturo + Lourdes, 2005 and 4ever 2010

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    August 23, 2009