"unblouse" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈblaʊs/, /ʌnˈblaʊz/ Audio: en-us-unblouse.ogg [US], en-us-unblouse-2.ogg [US] Forms: unblouses [present, singular, third-person], unblousing [participle, present], unbloused [participle, past], unbloused [past]
Rhymes: -aʊs, -aʊz Etymology: un- + blouse Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|blouse}} un- + blouse Head templates: {{en-verb}} unblouse (third-person singular simple present unblouses, present participle unblousing, simple past and past participle unbloused)
  1. (military) To untuck (leggings from footwear); to make (pants or trousers) unrestricted or untightened at the ankle, often as a sign of rank or service. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-unblouse-en-verb-UDOJTqxc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (transitive and intransitive) To remove one's blouse (from). Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-unblouse-en-verb-~06LwMp- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: blouse, deblouse, tuck

Inflected forms

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