uncross

American  

[uhn-kraws, -kros] / ʌnˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs /

verb (used with object)

1. to change from a crossed crossed position, as the legs.

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Etymology

Origin of uncross

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + cross

Example Sentences

When the Washington Wizards guard talks about his son, his arms uncross, his smile stretches wide and his hand instinctively reaches into his shorts pocket for his phone to show off pictures.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2022

“My biggest move was in the very beginning when I decided to never uncross my fingers,” James L. Brooks, the show’s executive producer since its start, since in a statement announcing the renewal.

From Washington Times • Mar. 3, 2021

There are four places where edges cross, and you can’t uncross them while preserving the edge lengths.

From Scientific American • Apr. 28, 2018

When my eyes uncross and my head stops coming to a point, I’d like to read aloud to him from the Emancipation Proclamation.

From Salon • May 4, 2017

She teaches us to cross and uncross our legs, and to run like a double-dutch rope, and how to walk down to the corner so that the shoes talk back to you with every step.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros