verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To remove from a cradle. transitive

   "She worries about a phone call, whether to uncradle the receiver now, or to answer it when it rings."

Example

More examples

"She worries about a phone call, whether to uncradle the receiver now, or to answer it when it rings."

Etymology

From un- + cradle.

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