unpoint

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verb

To move out of a pointed posture.

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Meanings

verbunpoint (third-person singular simple present unpoints, present participle unpointing, simple past and past participle unpointed)

present singular third person unpoints · participle present unpointing · participle past unpointed · past unpointed

  1. transitiveTo move out of a pointed posture.

    Ask the patient to continue to take deep breaths, exercise the legs gently, and point and unpoint the toes.

    2019, Susan King Strasinger, Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo, The Phlebotomy Textbook, page 232

Origin

From un- + point.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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