"uncatch" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: uncatches [present, singular, third-person], uncatching [participle, present], uncaught [participle, past], uncaught [past]
Etymology: From Middle English uncachen, equivalent to un- + catch. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|uncachen}} Middle English uncachen, {{prefix|en|un|catch}} un- + catch Head templates: {{en-verb|uncatches|uncatching|uncaught}} uncatch (third-person singular simple present uncatches, present participle uncatching, simple past and past participle uncaught)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-uncatch-en-verb-x-npbXH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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