unkey

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verb

To stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.

“I forgot to unkey the microphone, and everyone could still hear me.”

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Meanings

verbunkey (third-person singular simple present unkeys, present participle unkeying, simple past and past participle unkeyed)

present singular third person unkeys · participle present unkeying · participle past unkeyed · past unkeyed

  1. transitiveTo stop transmitting on a two-way radio, etc.

    I forgot to unkey the microphone, and everyone could still hear me.

Origin

From un- + key.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kuney
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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