"unstock" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unstocks [present, singular, third-person], unstocking [participle, present], unstocked [participle, past], unstocked [past]
Etymology: un- + stock Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|stock}} un- + stock Head templates: {{en-verb}} unstock (third-person singular simple present unstocks, present participle unstocking, simple past and past participle unstocked)
  1. (transitive) To remove the stock (supply of goods) from; to empty of goods. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unstock-en-verb-ixsrteKc
  2. (transitive) To remove the stock (block or support) from; to release from that which fixes in place. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unstock-en-verb-8Pyba6ui Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 42 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 23 52 26
  3. (transitive) To remove (a ship etc.) from the stocks. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unstock-en-verb-~x7O34XU

Inflected forms

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