undress
to take the clothes off (a person); disrobe.
to remove the dressing from (a wound, sore, etc.).
to strip or divest of or as if of a covering; expose: to undress a pretense.
to take off one's clothes.
dress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress as opposed to full dress.
dress of a style not designed to be worn in public; dishabille; negligee: She couldn't receive guests in such a state of undress.
the condition of being unclothed; nakedness.
of or relating to clothing of a style less formal than full dress: undress uniform.
characterized by informality of dress, manners, or the like: an undress dinner party.
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How to use undress in a sentence
All around, people in the NorthwestKeeping off the sidewalk, staying home and undressed.
Style Invitational Week 1444: It’s a whole new all-game — name a sport | Pat Myers | July 7, 2021 | Washington PostWhen she visited Salsman to make her last payment on that loan, he allegedly told her to undress while alone in his office.
Don’t worry, it says it’s using them to help you become more attractive, not to amass compromising photos of you in various states of undress.
For Amazon’s $25 custom T-shirt, your body is a wonderland (of data) | Heather Kelly | January 5, 2021 | Washington PostIn June of 2019, Vice uncovered the existence of a disturbing app that used AI to “undress” women.
A deepfake bot is being used to “undress” underage girls | Karen Hao | October 20, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIf I want to undress in a photo or in a video, even if I feel sorry, I strip myself of complexes and do it.
A non-binary Cuban artist is born again in Spain | Yariel Valdés González | October 16, 2020 | Washington Blade
Another fighter has on a black mask such as a beheader would wear and now begins to undress to join Crawford and their pals.
Johansson begins to undress, too, but while she keeps walking, you sink into a liquid prison.
Scarlett Johansson is an Alien Seductress in ‘Under the Skin’ | Jimmy So | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA few portraits were taken, and she says she was instructed by Richardson to undress.
Will he paint Mantel in a similar state of undress to his notorious Kate pic?
Controversial Semi-Clothed Kate Middleton Artist Wins Big British Award | Tom Sykes | December 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo what was his reaction to the photos taken recently of Kate and Harry in various states of undress?
Tom Parker Bowles on Camilla's Roast Chicken, His Cocaine Sting and Those Pictures of Kate | Tom Sykes | October 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSo the result was that Captain Calderon yielded with the best grace he could, and commenced to undress.
Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser | Walter Fenton MottThey were soon inside the tent, and, too weary to undress, threw themselves down with their clothes on to sleep.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smithundress: Short blue jacket with round collar, single-breasted—six buttons in front, and three on each cuff.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.Hal got his hat, and the chums went forth, again in their tennis flannel undress.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving HancockThere he knelt for a short time in earnest devotion, and then arose, that he might undress and prepare for the fire.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
British Dictionary definitions for undress
to take off clothes from (oneself or another)
(tr) to strip of ornamentation
(tr) to remove the dressing from (a wound)
partial or complete nakedness
informal or normal working clothes or uniform
characterized by or requiring informal or normal working dress or uniform
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