uncap
Americanverb (used with object)
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uncaps,
present (3rd person singular)
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uncapped,
past participle, past
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uncapping
present participle
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to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
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to free from limits or restrictions.
The union is demanding that cost-of-living allowances be uncapped.
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to remove a cap or hat from (the head of a person).
verb (used without object)
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uncaps,
present (3rd person singular)
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uncapped,
past participle, past
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uncapping
present participle
verb
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(tr) to remove a cap or top from (a container)
to uncap a bottle
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to remove a cap from (the head)
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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uncapsimple
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uncapssimple
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have uncappedperfect
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has uncappedperfect
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am uncappingprogressive
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are uncappingprogressive
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is uncappingprogressive
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have been uncappingperfect progressive
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has been uncappingperfect progressive
Past
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uncappedsimple
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had uncappedperfect
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was uncappingprogressive
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were uncappingprogressive
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had been uncappingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of uncap
Example Sentences
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Yet, even as extreme heat dries up more aquifers and wells and leaves more people thirsty, luxury water has become fashionable among the world’s privileged, who uncap and taste it like fine wine.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Or maybe you have already caught “Corsicana,” in which she seems to unseal her character’s soul as casually as you or I uncap a beer.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
CEO Mary Barra noted the Detroit automaker is making big investments in EV and it needs key provisions in the proposal "that are going to uncap EV credits."
From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2022
Hazel requests her “scents,” so I open her special felt bag we bring with us to every chemotherapy appointment, and choose a small tub of lavender essential oil to uncap.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2020
“Well, they just—thanks, Aunt Heidi”—I uncap the Vitamin Water and inhale it—“asked me to wait in the hall while the team talks things over.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
Meanwhile, Max uncaps his pen to reveal the eponymous clown, whom he signals to enter the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The man uncaps the yellow marker and starts to carefully fill in one leaf, then another, staying inside the lines.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
Ms. Lena uncaps a vial and splashes a clear liquid on it.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
She uncaps the pencil and pulls my eyelid taut, and I try not to squirm.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Nora uncaps the red marker and, in bold letters at the top of the page, writes: “Reasons Joy and Nora Should Be Allowed to Walk Ziggy.”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
Pakistan made the extraordinary move of dropping seven players, calling up five uncapped players and releasing their head coach prior to the Edgbaston Test.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
So ginger ale and tonic water became sick-day staples in our home, a bottle uncapped with a satisfying carbonated hiss if someone had a fever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Wales took on the Pumas after wins against Italy in the Six Nations and Fiji in the Nations Championship opener, either side of a success against the Barbarians in an uncapped fixture.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sandy Baum, an expert in education finance with the Urban Institute, said the new loan limits are unreasonably low, but uncapped borrowing was a real problem and some restrictions are necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
As the boar rushed me, I uncapped my pen and sidestepped.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
But critics have argued that uncapping bonuses could make the financial system more risky.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
The same colors appeared on my son’s palms, as he was most taken with the dynamics of uncapping and recapping the felts.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2017
Companies have taken to uncapping new brands because the popularity of old ones has been going flat.
From Time Magazine Archive
"With the uncapping of retirement, tenure becomes a guarantee of lifetime work," says James Vinson, president of the University of Evansville in Indiana.
From Time Magazine Archive
We ran twelve extractor loads through the whole system—all the way from the uncapping knife to the bottling tank.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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