uncock

uncock

(ʌnˈkɒk)
vb (intr)
(of wrists) to bend into a cocked position during a golf swing
vb (tr)
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to lower the cock of (a gun)

uncock

(ʌnˈkɒk)
vb (tr)
to remove (hay or other crops) from cocks
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uncock


Past participle: uncocked
Gerund: uncocking

Imperative
uncock
uncock
Present
I uncock
you uncock
he/she/it uncocks
we uncock
you uncock
they uncock
Preterite
I uncocked
you uncocked
he/she/it uncocked
we uncocked
you uncocked
they uncocked
Present Continuous
I am uncocking
you are uncocking
he/she/it is uncocking
we are uncocking
you are uncocking
they are uncocking
Present Perfect
I have uncocked
you have uncocked
he/she/it has uncocked
we have uncocked
you have uncocked
they have uncocked
Past Continuous
I was uncocking
you were uncocking
he/she/it was uncocking
we were uncocking
you were uncocking
they were uncocking
Past Perfect
I had uncocked
you had uncocked
he/she/it had uncocked
we had uncocked
you had uncocked
they had uncocked
Future
I will uncock
you will uncock
he/she/it will uncock
we will uncock
you will uncock
they will uncock
Future Perfect
I will have uncocked
you will have uncocked
he/she/it will have uncocked
we will have uncocked
you will have uncocked
they will have uncocked
Future Continuous
I will be uncocking
you will be uncocking
he/she/it will be uncocking
we will be uncocking
you will be uncocking
they will be uncocking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been uncocking
you have been uncocking
he/she/it has been uncocking
we have been uncocking
you have been uncocking
they have been uncocking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been uncocking
you will have been uncocking
he/she/it will have been uncocking
we will have been uncocking
you will have been uncocking
they will have been uncocking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been uncocking
you had been uncocking
he/she/it had been uncocking
we had been uncocking
you had been uncocking
they had been uncocking
Conditional
I would uncock
you would uncock
he/she/it would uncock
we would uncock
you would uncock
they would uncock
Past Conditional
I would have uncocked
you would have uncocked
he/she/it would have uncocked
we would have uncocked
you would have uncocked
they would have uncocked
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Translations

uncock

vt gunsichern
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References in classic literature ?
"Gentlemen," he said, "uncock your muskets, one of them may go off by accident; and if the shot chanced to wound one of my men, we should knock over a couple of hundreds of yours, for which we should, indeed, be very sorry, but you even more so; especially as such a thing is neither contemplated by you nor by myself."
Then, turning toward Planchet, he made him a sign to uncock his musketoon.
I never waited for to look further, but uncocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as ever I could.
The pistol was uncocked, the burden was resumed, and the party slowly toiled along the bank.
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There was no direct confrontation, but as Peyser was leaving, he fired the gun by accident while trying to uncock it in the hallway.
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As a result, Oxfordshire assistant deputy coroner Andrew Walker said, he put his hand over the top of the upwards-pointing barrel and used his foot to try to uncock it.
Mr Philpotts said: ``At that point the defendant came out of his house carrying what appeared to be a rifle which he proceeded to cock and uncock.
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