"uncock" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uncocks [present, singular, third-person], uncocking [participle, present], uncocked [participle, past], uncocked [past]
Etymology: un- + cock Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|cock}} un- + cock Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncock (third-person singular simple present uncocks, present participle uncocking, simple past and past participle uncocked)
  1. To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape).
    Sense id: en-uncock-en-verb-1wsaC6iX
  2. (transitive) To let down the cock of (a firearm). Tags: transitive Synonyms: decock
    Sense id: en-uncock-en-verb-U6LaAuJr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 76 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 27 47 26
  3. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
    Sense id: en-uncock-en-verb-Os2nMxzY

Inflected forms

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