unpress

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verb

To release the pressure on (a switch or button), so that it is no longer pressed.

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Meanings

verbunpress (third-person singular simple present unpresses, present participle unpressing, simple past and past participle unpressed)

present singular third person unpresses · participle present unpressing · participle past unpressed · past unpressed

  1. transitiveTo release the pressure on (a switch or button), so that it is no longer pressed.

Origin

From un- + press.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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