"ungarter" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ungarters [present, singular, third-person], ungartering [participle, present], ungartered [participle, past], ungartered [past]
Etymology: un- + garter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|garter}} un- + garter Head templates: {{en-verb}} ungarter (third-person singular simple present ungarters, present participle ungartering, simple past and past participle ungartered)
  1. To remove the garter or garters from.
    Sense id: en-ungarter-en-verb-RoZKMwdF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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