"uncup" meaning in English

See uncup in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: uncups [present, singular, third-person], uncupping [participle, present], uncupped [participle, past], uncupped [past]
Etymology: From un- + cup. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|cup}} un- + cup Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} uncup (third-person singular simple present uncups, present participle uncupping, simple past and past participle uncupped)
  1. (transitive) To spread open one's hands from a cupped position; to reverse the action of cupping. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From un- + cup.",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "uncupped",
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        "(transitive) To spread open one's hands from a cupped position; to reverse the action of cupping."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uncupped",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uncupped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "(transitive) To spread open one's hands from a cupped position; to reverse the action of cupping."
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      ]
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