uncap

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈkæp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un kap′)

Inflections of 'uncap' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
uncaps
v 3rd person singular
uncapping
v pres p
uncapped
v past
uncapped
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•cap  (un kap′),USA pronunciation v., -capped, -cap•ping. 
v.t. 
  1. to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
  2. to free from limits or restrictions:The union is demanding that cost-of-living allowances be uncapped.
  3. to remove a cap or hat from (the head of a person).

v.i. 
  1. to remove the cap or hat from the head, as in respect.
  • un-2 + cap1 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
uncap /ʌnˈkæp/ vb ( -caps, -capping, -capped)
  1. (transitive) to remove a cap or top from (a container): to uncap a bottle
  2. to remove a cap from (the head)
'uncap' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
uncapitalized - uncapsizable - uncapsized - uncapsuled - uncaptained - uncaptioned - uncaptious - uncaptivated - uncaptivating - uncaptivative - uncapturable - uncaptured

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