uncup

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verb

To spread open one's hands from a cupped position; to reverse the action of cupping.

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Meanings

verbuncup (third-person singular simple present uncups, present participle uncupping, simple past and past participle uncupped)

present singular third person uncups · participle present uncupping · participle past uncupped · past uncupped

  1. transitiveTo spread open one's hands from a cupped position; to reverse the action of cupping.

Origin

From un- + cup.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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