ungrip

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verb

To release one's grip on; to let go.

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Meanings

verbungrip (third-person singular simple present ungrips, present participle ungripping, simple past and past participle ungripped)

present singular third person ungrips · participle present ungripping · participle past ungripped · past ungripped

  1. transitiveTo release one's grip on; to let go.

    It can open or close its gripper to grip or ungrip a block.

    1988, Robotics: Proceedings of National Workshop, April 1987, page 180

Origin

From un- + grip.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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