"ungrab" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈɡɹæb/ Forms: ungrabs [present, singular, third-person], ungrabbing [participle, present], ungrabbed [participle, past], ungrabbed [past]
Etymology: From un- + grab. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰrebʰ-}}, {{af|en|un-|grab}} un- + grab Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} ungrab (third-person singular simple present ungrabs, present participle ungrabbing, simple past and past participle ungrabbed)
  1. (transitive, computing) To release (a device) that was previously captured for exclusive use. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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