uncatch

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verb

To set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release

OriginMiddle English uncachen →
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Meanings

verbuncatch (third-person singular simple present uncatches, present participle uncatching, simple past and past participle uncaught)

present singular third person uncatches · participle present uncatching · participle past uncaught · past uncaught

  1. ambitransitiveTo set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release

    Caddy uncaught me and we crawled through.

    1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, Folio Society, published 2016, page 4
    1 more example

    Liz waved. She leaned toward Carter. “Can you please uncatch my hair?” she hissed.

    2014, Cheri Allan, Stacking the Deck

Origin

  1. Middle Englishuncachen
  2. Englishuncatch

From Middle English uncachen, equivalent to un- + catch.

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APA

uncatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncatch

MLA

“uncatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncatch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncatch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncatch.

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