uncollapse

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verb

To expand (something previously collapsed).

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Meanings

verbuncollapse (third-person singular simple present uncollapses, present participle uncollapsing, simple past and past participle uncollapsed)

present singular third person uncollapses · participle present uncollapsing · participle past uncollapsed · past uncollapsed

  1. transitivecomputingTo expand (something previously collapsed).

    Thus, you can insert a 1-pixel block spacer between blocks to uncollapse their margins (and add one extra pixel of space).

    2007, Michael Bowers, Pro CSS and HTML Design Patterns, page 275

Origin

From un- + collapse.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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