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un·cap

 (ŭn-kăp′)
v. un·capped, un·cap·ping, un·caps
v.tr.
To remove the cap or covering of.
v.intr.
To remove one's head covering as a sign of deference.
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uncap

(ʌnˈkæp)
vb, -caps, -capping or -capped
1. (tr) to remove a cap or top from (a container): to uncap a bottle.
2. to remove a cap from (the head)
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uncap


Past participle: uncapped
Gerund: uncapping

Imperative
uncap
uncap
Present
I uncap
you uncap
he/she/it uncaps
we uncap
you uncap
they uncap
Preterite
I uncapped
you uncapped
he/she/it uncapped
we uncapped
you uncapped
they uncapped
Present Continuous
I am uncapping
you are uncapping
he/she/it is uncapping
we are uncapping
you are uncapping
they are uncapping
Present Perfect
I have uncapped
you have uncapped
he/she/it has uncapped
we have uncapped
you have uncapped
they have uncapped
Past Continuous
I was uncapping
you were uncapping
he/she/it was uncapping
we were uncapping
you were uncapping
they were uncapping
Past Perfect
I had uncapped
you had uncapped
he/she/it had uncapped
we had uncapped
you had uncapped
they had uncapped
Future
I will uncap
you will uncap
he/she/it will uncap
we will uncap
you will uncap
they will uncap
Future Perfect
I will have uncapped
you will have uncapped
he/she/it will have uncapped
we will have uncapped
you will have uncapped
they will have uncapped
Future Continuous
I will be uncapping
you will be uncapping
he/she/it will be uncapping
we will be uncapping
you will be uncapping
they will be uncapping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been uncapping
you have been uncapping
he/she/it has been uncapping
we have been uncapping
you have been uncapping
they have been uncapping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been uncapping
you will have been uncapping
he/she/it will have been uncapping
we will have been uncapping
you will have been uncapping
they will have been uncapping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been uncapping
you had been uncapping
he/she/it had been uncapping
we had been uncapping
you had been uncapping
they had been uncapping
Conditional
I would uncap
you would uncap
he/she/it would uncap
we would uncap
you would uncap
they would uncap
Past Conditional
I would have uncapped
you would have uncapped
he/she/it would have uncapped
we would have uncapped
you would have uncapped
they would have uncapped
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Translations

uncap

[ˈʌnˈkæp] VT → destapar
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uncap

vt bottle → aufmachen, öffnen; tax → nicht mehr kappen
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