UNCASE

undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

(verb) get undressed; “please don’t undress in front of everybody!”; “She strips in front of strangers every night for a living”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

uncase (third-person singular simple present uncases, present participle uncasing, simple past and past participle uncased)

(transitive) To take out of a case or covering; to uncover.

(transitive, obsolete) To strip; to flay.

(transitive, military) To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body.

Anagrams

• Cesuna, usance

Source: Wiktionary


Un*case", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + case.]

1. To take out of a case or covering; to remove a case or covering from; to uncover. L'Estrange.

2. To strip; to flay. [Obs.]

3. (Mil.)

Definition: To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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