verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To remove a physical cap or cover from. transitive

   "Then, with an opener, she uncapped both drinks."

2. 2
   To remove a cap or limit from. transitive

   "to uncap the frame rate of a game console emulator"

3. 3
   To take off one's cap. intransitive

Example

More examples

"Then, with an opener, she uncapped both drinks."

Etymology

From un- + cap. Piecewise doublet of uncape.

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